Historical Events In 1955

Nov 12   1st West German officers sworn in in the year 1955.  

Nov 13   In the year 1955 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba  

Nov 13   On this day in history the first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba  

Nov 14   Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Nov 15   On this day in history lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65  

Nov 15   On this day in history poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement  

Nov 16   1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell) in the year 1955.  

Nov 16   In the year 1955 first speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell)  

Nov 16   Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 in the year 1955.  

Nov 17   James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1955.  

Nov 18   Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight in the year 1955.  

Nov 18   On this day in history bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight  

Nov 19   KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1955.  

Nov 20   Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ on this day in history.  

Nov 21   On this day in history argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron  

Nov 22   On this day in history joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91  

Nov 22   In the year 1955 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Nov 23   British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia on this day in history.  

Nov 24   On this day in history 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship  

Nov 25   Race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states on this day in history.  

Nov 26   "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances on this day in history.  

Nov 27   On this day in history arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63  

Nov 28   On this day in history kMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting  

Nov 29   Turkish government of Menderes resigns on this day in history.  

Nov 30   "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1955 josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59  

Dec 01   Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus in the year 1955.  

Dec 01   In the year 1955 rosa Parks, a black seamstress during segragation, refuses to give her bus seat to a white man, an event that sparked the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott, one of the critical events in the U.S. civil rights fight.  

Dec 01   In the year 1955 the first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day  

Dec 03   In the year 1955 kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Dec 04   In the year 1955 mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht  

Dec 05   In the year 1955 aFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president  

Dec 05   On this day in history paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73  

Dec 05   The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

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

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

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

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

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.