Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Oct 07   Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched   

Oct 08   Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched.   

Oct 09   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 5439 people.   

Oct 11   All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

Oct 12   -13] Hurricane Connie, results in the deaths of 43 in NC, SC, Virginia and Maryland   

Oct 13   In this year, 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris.   

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41   

Oct 17   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel.   

Oct 18   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72   

Oct 18   Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete.   

Oct 18   Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete   

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41   

Oct 20   "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith.   

Oct 20   Day-O is released by Harry Belafonte. It was later renamed to The Banana Boat Song.   

Oct 20   Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51.   

Oct 21   Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies   

Oct 22   WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 23   Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time.   

Oct 26   1st edition of "Village Voice" (NYC) published.   

Oct 26   Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 26   Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as pres   

Oct 27   Argentine peso devalued   

Oct 27   Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

Oct 28   Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty.   

Oct 29   Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours).   

Oct 30   Imtiaz Ahmed scores 209 v NZ, the record for a no 8 batsman.   

Oct 31   Mgr Alfrink appointed archbishop of Utrecht.   

Nov 01   Time bomb aboard United DC-6 results in the deaths of 44 above Longmont Colorado.   

Nov 01   W H van Eemlandt, [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies.   

Nov 02   Clarton-Schwerdt and Schaffer discover polio virus.   

Nov 03   Alabama woman bruised by a meteor.   

Nov 03   Australia takes control of the Cocos Islands   

Nov 04   The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio after it was totally destroyed in World War II   

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Jan 02   Tex brashear: American voice actor   

Jan 03   Cynthia sykes: Coffeyville ky, actress (flamingo road, st elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive: English musician (the slits, the raincoats)   

Jan 04   Kathy forester: Lookout mt ga, country singer (forester sister-men)   

Jan 04   Mark hollis: English pop musician (talk talk, dum dum girl)   

Jan 07   Sandra bernhard: Arizona (follow that bird, king of comedy)   

Jan 08   Mike reno: Vancouver bc canada, rock vocalist (loverboy)   

Jan 08   Spiros livathinos: Greek footballer   

Jan 02   Jose antonio remon: President of panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus johner: Composer,   

Jan 07   Gerald hartigan: Cricketer (s afr batsman in 5 tests 1911-14),    

Jan 11   Rodolfo graziani: Italian east-africa minister of defense,    

Jan 15   Yves tanguy: French/american sailor/surrealistic painter,    

Jan 16   Jonkheer reneke de marees van swinderen: Dutch min (1908-13),   

Jan 17   J a veraart: Economist,    

Jan 21   Maarten p vrij: Dutch lawyer/criminologist/high council,