Historical Events In 1955

Jan 01   Bhutan issues its inaugural postage stamps.   

Jan 02   inaugural "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)   

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated.   

Jan 03   Jose Ramon Guizado is recorded as becoming president of Panama.   

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 05   KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast.   

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

Jan 07   In Ottawa The Speech from the Throne and the opening ceremonies of the second session of the 22nd Canadian Parliament are broadcast live on television for the inaugural time   

Jan 07   Marian Anderson is recorded as becoming 1st black singer to perform at Met (NYC).   

Jan 07   Marian Anderson is recorded as becoming inaugural black singer to perform at the Met (New York City NY).   

Jan 08   Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt.   

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

Jan 13   Jay McInerney, American writer is born   

Jan 14   Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony, premieres in Phila.   

Jan 15   1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum.   

Jan 15   The inaugural official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum.   

Jan 15   USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

Jan 16   In this year, Jackie Pung claims LPGA Sea Island Golf Open   

Jan 16   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies.   

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68.   

Jan 17   Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage   

Jan 17   USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the inaugural nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power"   

Jan 18   Battle of Yijiangshan occurred.   

Jan 18   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the inaugural time   

Jan 19   "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS   

Jan 19   "Scrabble" debuts on board game market.   

Jan 19   "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS   

Jan 19   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the inaugural time.   

Jan 20   1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59   

Jan 22   Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms   

Jan 23   In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Tampa Golf Open   

Jan 25   Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years   

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

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1955 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

Jan 15   In the year 1955 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

Jan 16   In the year 1955 jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

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