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   "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1955 detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ   

Sep 26   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 on this day in history.   

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   James Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash in the year 1955.   

Sep 30   On this day in history james Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24   

Oct 01   In the year 1955 "Honeymooners" premieres   

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   In the year 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

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 in the year 1955.   

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

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

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

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   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   -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland in the year 1955.   

Oct 13   In the year 1955 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   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 in the year 1955.   

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

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   In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor   

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   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 in the year 1955.   

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   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   On this day in history dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80   

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 in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 16   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 in the year 1955.   

Jan 21   In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59