Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   In the year 1955 heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9  

Sep 23   On this day in history pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad  

Sep 24   On this day in history "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances  

Sep 24   Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver in the year 1955.  

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history nY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929  

Sep 27   Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71 in the year 1955.  

Sep 28   On this day in history arthur Donaldson, dies  

Sep 30   In the year 1955 james Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash  

Sep 30   James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24 in the year 1955.  

Oct 01   "Honeymooners" premieres on this day in history.  

Oct 01   On this day in history commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers  

Oct 02   "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television on this day in history.  

Oct 02   In the year 1955 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies  

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres in the year 1955.  

Oct 03   In the year 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!  

Oct 03   In the year 1955 soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea  

Oct 04   Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04   In the year 1955 brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7  

Oct 04   In the year 1955 rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul  

Oct 06   LSD made illegal in US on this day in history.  

Oct 07   On this day in history aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched  

Oct 08   On this day in history worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched  

Oct 09   In the year 1955 alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65  

Oct 10   The carrier Saipan with Helicopter Training Unit HTU-1 aboard, left Tampico, Mexico, after a week of disaster relief operations for the inhabitants of the area. During these operations, the helicopters rescued 5,439 people on this day in history.  

Oct 11   All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina on this day in history.  

Oct 12   In the year 1955 -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland  

Oct 13   1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris in the year 1955.  

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Oct 17   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel on this day in history.  

Oct 18   On this day in history jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72  

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete on this day in history.  

Oct 18   On this day in history track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete  

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer  

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1955.  

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   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

Jan 21   In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59