Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 in the year 1955.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Arthur Donaldson, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 30   James Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash on this day in history.  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history "Honeymooners" premieres  

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

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

Oct 02   On this day in history o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies  

Oct 03   On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres  

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

Oct 03   On this day in history soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea  

Oct 04   In the year 1955 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies  

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

Oct 04   Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 07   Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris  

Oct 15   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41  

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

Oct 18   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 john Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41  

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

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   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

Jan 07   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

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

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

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 in the year 1955.  

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 in the year 1955.