Historical Events In 1955
Saturday, 13 August 2022
Aug 20 First airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca on this day in history.
Aug 20 Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria in the year 1955.
Aug 25 In the year 1955 last Soviet forces leave Austria
Aug 26 In the year 1955 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
Aug 27 "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published on this day in history.
Aug 27 On this day in history joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies
Aug 28 In the year 1955 1st NFL preseason sudden death football, Rams beats Giants 23-17
Aug 28 Emmett Till, kidnapped & lynched at 14, in Money Mississippi on this day in history.
Aug 31 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) in the year 1955.
Aug 31 The birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete on this day in history.
Aug 31 The first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on this day in history.
Aug 31 The first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill on this day in history.
Sep 01 Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61 on this day in history.
Sep 02 On this day in history kCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Sep 02 On this day in history rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60
Sep 05 In the year 1955 fred Kaps becomes world champion magician
Sep 07 Earnest Rabel, Austrian/US civil rights activist, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Sep 07 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Sep 10 On this day in history "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV
Sep 10 "Gunsmoke" premiers on CBS TV in the year 1955.
Sep 10 In the year 1955 robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70
Sep 10 The western series Gunsmoke debuts on CBS-TV for the first of 20 seasons (whew!) on this day in history.
Sep 12 Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86 in the year 1955.
Sep 12 In the year 1955 kNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
Sep 14 F C Weiskopf, writer, dies in the year 1955.
Sep 14 Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245) on this day in history.
Sep 16 Bauer & Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st on this day in history.
Sep 16 Leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Sep 19 On this day in history argentine president Juan Peron, resigns & flees
Sep 19 On this day in history juan Peron, president of Argentina since 1946, was deposed and exiled in a military coup,
Sep 21 Last allied occupying troops leave Austria on this day in history.
Sep 22 (ITV) Commercial TV begins in England in the year 1955.
Sep 22 Commercial TV begins in England in the year 1955.
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