Historical Events In 1955

Nov 12   1st West German officers sworn in in the year 1955.  

Nov 13   1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1955 the first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba  

Nov 14   Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 in the year 1955.  

Nov 15   In the year 1955 lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65  

Nov 15   Poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement in the year 1955.  

Nov 16   1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell) on this day in history.  

Nov 16   In the year 1955 first speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell)  

Nov 16   On this day in history tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88  

Nov 17   On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64  

Nov 18   Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight in the year 1955.  

Nov 18   On this day in history bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight  

Nov 19   KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Nov 20   On this day in history kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ  

Nov 21   Argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron on this day in history.  

Nov 22   In the year 1955 joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91  

Nov 22   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

Nov 23   In the year 1955 british transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia  

Nov 24   On this day in history 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship  

Nov 25   Race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states on this day in history.  

Nov 26   In the year 1955 "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances  

Nov 27   In the year 1955 arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63  

Nov 28   KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Turkish government of Menderes resigns on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances  

Nov 30   Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Dec 01   In the year 1955 rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus  

Dec 01   On this day in history rosa Parks, a black seamstress during segragation, refuses to give her bus seat to a white man, an event that sparked the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott, one of the critical events in the U.S. civil rights fight.  

Dec 01   The first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day in the year 1955.  

Dec 03   In the year 1955 kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Dec 04   Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht in the year 1955.  

Dec 05   AFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president in the year 1955.  

Dec 05   Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 in the year 1955.  

Dec 05   The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 07   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

Jan 08   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.  

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

Jan 15   On this day in history yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies  

Jan 16   On this day in history jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies  

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 in the year 1955.