Page 13: Historical Events In 1955

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   

Nov 05   Mont Canadien Jean Beliveau scores 2nd quickest hat trick (44 seconds).   

Nov 05   New Vienna Opera house opens (Austria).   

Nov 06   11th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch and CC Calif   

Nov 06   Charley Toorop, [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64.   

Nov 07   Supreme Court of Balt bans segregation in public recreational areas.   

Nov 07   Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas.   

Nov 09   A Sikorsky HR2S helicopter, at Windsor Locks, Conn., carried a payload of 11050 pounds to an altitude over 12000 feet   

Nov 09   Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in NYC   

Nov 09   Tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65.   

Nov 10   "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 60 performances   

Nov 10   A Sikorsky HR2S helicopter, at Windsor Locks, Conn., carried 13250 pounds to over 7000 feet   

Nov 11   A Sikorsky HR2S helicopter, at Windsor Locks, Conn., set a speed record of 162.7 m.p.h. over a three-kilometer course.   

Nov 11   John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87.   

Nov 12   1st West German officers sworn in   

Nov 13   1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba   

Nov 13   The inaugural live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba   

Nov 14   Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59   

Nov 15   Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65.   

Nov 15   Poland and Yugoslavia sign trade agreement   

Nov 16   1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell).   

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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,