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   "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances in the year 1955.  

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   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 in the year 1955.  

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

Sep 28   Arthur Donaldson, dies in the year 1955.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 02   In the year 1955 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies  

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7  

Oct 04   Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul in the year 1955.  

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

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

Oct 08   In the year 1955 worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched  

Oct 09   In the year 1955 alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65  

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 in the year 1955.  

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

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

Oct 18   On this day in history jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72  

Oct 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.