Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   On this day in history heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9  

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

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

Sep 24   Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver in the year 1955.  

Sep 25   On this day in history detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ  

Sep 26   On this day in history nY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929  

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   In the year 1955 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   Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 02   O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Oct 04   Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 in the year 1955.  

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 in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 10   In the year 1955 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  

Oct 11   All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina on this day in history.  

Oct 12   -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on this day in history.  

Oct 13   On this day in history 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris  

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 18   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

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

Oct 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1955 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   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

Jan 04   In the year 1955 dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

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