Page 11: Historical Events In 1955

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.   

Sep 10   Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70   

Sep 10   The western series Gunsmoke debuts on CBS-TV for the inaugural of 20 seasons (whew!).   

Sep 12   Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86.   

Sep 12   KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting.   

Sep 14   F C Weiskopf, writer, dies   

Sep 14   Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245)   

Sep 16   Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st   

Sep 16   Leopold C M S Amery, Brit minister of Colonies (India), dies at 81.   

Sep 19   Argentine president Juan Peron, steps down and flees.   

Sep 19   Juan Peron, president of Argentina since 1946, was deposed and exiled in a military coup,   

Sep 21   Last allied occupying troops leave Austria.   

Sep 22   (ITV) Commercial TV begins in England   

Sep 22   Commercial TV begins in England   

Sep 22   Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9.   

Sep 23   Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad.   

Sep 24   "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances.   

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

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ.   

Sep 26   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929   

Sep 27   Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71   

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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,