Page 14: Historical Events In 1955

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

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

Nov 13   The first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba in the year 1955.   

Nov 14   Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 in the year 1955.   

Nov 15   Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65 in the year 1955.   

Nov 15   In the year 1955 poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement   

Nov 16   1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell) on this day in history.   

Nov 16   On this day in history first speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell)   

Nov 16   On this day in history tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88   

Nov 17   James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1955 bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight   

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   In the year 1955 argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron   

Nov 22   Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 25   Race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states in the year 1955.   

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

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

Nov 28   In the year 1955 kMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting   

Nov 29   In the year 1955 turkish government of Menderes resigns   

Nov 30   In the year 1955 "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances   

Nov 30   Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1955.   

Dec 01   In the year 1955 rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus   

Dec 01   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 on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history the first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day   

Dec 03   On this day in history kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Dec 04   On this day in history mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht   

Dec 05   AFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president in the year 1955.   

Dec 05   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.   

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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 in the year 1955.   

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 in the year 1955.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1955 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