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   On this day in history pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver  

Sep 25   In the year 1955 detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ  

Sep 26   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 on this day in history.  

Sep 27   In the year 1955 henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71  

Sep 28   On this day in history arthur Donaldson, dies  

Sep 30   On this day in history james Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash  

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

Oct 01   "Honeymooners" premieres in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 02   "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television in the year 1955.  

Oct 02   O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies in the year 1955.  

Oct 03   In the year 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres  

Oct 03   On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!  

Oct 03   Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 04   In the year 1955 rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul  

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

Oct 07   Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched in the year 1955.  

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   In the year 1955 all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina  

Oct 12   -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland in the year 1955.  

Oct 13   In the year 1955 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris  

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

Oct 17   In the year 1955 lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel  

Oct 18   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Oct 18   On this day in history track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete  

Oct 18   In the year 1955 track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete  

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

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

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59