Historical Events In 1955

Dec 06   New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.   

Dec 06   NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing on this day in history.   

Dec 06   On this day in history the Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations.   

Dec 07   Clement Attlee resigns as chairman of England's Labour Party in the year 1955.   

Dec 08   On this day in history 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)   

Dec 08   Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 in the year 1955.   

Dec 11   Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1955.   

Dec 12   1st prototype of hovercraft patented by Brit eng Christoper Cockerell on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Hovercraft patented by British engineer Christopher Cockerell on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1955 carl Perkins wrote Blue Suede Shoes. Less than 48 hours later, he recorded it at the Sun Studios in Memphis.   

Dec 19   In the year 1955 carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Dec 20   Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom in the year 1955.   

Dec 21   Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history len Braund, cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wkts), dies   

Dec 24   Nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67 in the year 1955.   

Dec 28   44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   In the year 1955 barbra Streisand's first recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor   

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   On this day in history birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 in the year 1955.