Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   In the year 1955 heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9   

Sep 23   Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 arthur Donaldson, dies   

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

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

Oct 01   "Honeymooners" premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers in the year 1955.   

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

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

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres in the year 1955.   

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

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

Oct 04   Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

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

Oct 04   On this day in history rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul   

Oct 06   On this day in history lSD made illegal in US   

Oct 07   On this day in history aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched   

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 in the year 1955.   

Oct 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland   

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

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel in the year 1955.   

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

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

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete on this day in history.   

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

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

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

Jan 21   On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59