Page 10: Historical Events In 1955

Aug 12   22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75000).   

Aug 12   Pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour.   

Aug 12   Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80.   

Aug 13   Larry Doby's ends AL record of 167 errorless games in outfield.   

Aug 13   The opening of the Canso Causeway, linking Cape Breton Island to the Nova Scotia mainland   

Aug 14   Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66   

Aug 16   Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor   

Aug 16   Fiat Motors orders inaugural private atomic reactor   

Aug 17   Hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 and doing $1.8 billion damage.   

Aug 18   -19] Hurricane Diane, results in the deaths of 400 in US.   

Aug 19   32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut (state record)   

Aug 19   Hurricane Diane results in the deaths of 200 and is the inaugural billion $ damage storm (N.E. US).   

Aug 20   1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca.   

Aug 20   Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria.   

Aug 20   inaugural airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca   

Aug 25   Last Soviet forces leave Austria   

Aug 26   1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup).   

Aug 27   "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published   

Aug 27   Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies.   

Aug 28   1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17.   

Aug 28   Emmett Till, kidnapped and lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi.   

Aug 31   1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx).   

Aug 31   Ed Moses, American track athlete is born   

Aug 31   The inaugural microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

Aug 31   The inaugural sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill   

Sep 01   Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61   

Sep 02   KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Sep 02   Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60   

Sep 05   Fred Kaps is recorded as becoming world champion magician.   

Sep 07   Earnest Rabel, Austrian/US civil rights activist, dies at 81   

Sep 07   Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's.   

Sep 08   John de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69.   

Sep 10   "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV.   

Sep 10   "Gunsmoke" premiers on CBS TV.   

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Jan 02   Tex brashear: American voice actor   

Jan 03   Cynthia sykes: Coffeyville ky, actress (flamingo road, st elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive: English musician (the slits, the raincoats)   

Jan 04   Kathy forester: Lookout mt ga, country singer (forester sister-men)   

Jan 04   Mark hollis: English pop musician (talk talk, dum dum girl)   

Jan 07   Sandra bernhard: Arizona (follow that bird, king of comedy)   

Jan 08   Mike reno: Vancouver bc canada, rock vocalist (loverboy)   

Jan 08   Spiros livathinos: Greek footballer   

Jan 02   Jose antonio remon: President of panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus johner: Composer,   

Jan 07   Gerald hartigan: Cricketer (s afr batsman in 5 tests 1911-14),   

Jan 11   Rodolfo graziani: Italian east-africa minister of defense,   

Jan 15   Yves tanguy: French/american sailor/surrealistic painter,    

Jan 16   Jonkheer reneke de marees van swinderen: Dutch min (1908-13),   

Jan 17   J a veraart: Economist,    

Jan 21   Maarten p vrij: Dutch lawyer/criminologist/high council,