Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1955 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   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 03   Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea in the year 1955.   

Oct 04   On this day in history alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 04   Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched   

Oct 09   On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 12   On this day in history -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   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 in the year 1955.   

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete in the year 1955.   

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete in the year 1955.   

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   In the year 1955 birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)   

Jan 03   In the year 1955 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   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   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1955 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

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 in the year 1955.   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.