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 was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.   

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   In the year 1955 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

Jan 17   On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

Jan 21   On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59