Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

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

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   On this day in history pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver   

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ in the year 1955.   

Sep 26   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 in the year 1955.   

Sep 27   Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71 in the year 1955.   

Sep 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "Honeymooners" premieres   

Oct 01   Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers on this day in history.   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1955 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 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   LSD made illegal in US on this day in history.   

Oct 07   In the year 1955 aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched   

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

Oct 09   Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 in the year 1955.   

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 in the year 1955.   

Oct 17   On this day in history lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel   

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

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

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 in the year 1955.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor   

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)   

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

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

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   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1955 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

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 in the year 1955.