Page 15: Historical Events In 1955

Dec 12   1st prototype of hovercraft patented by Brit eng Christoper Cockerell.   

Dec 12   Hovercraft patented by British engineer Christopher Cockerell   

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

Dec 14   Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar.   

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

Dec 19   Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"   

Dec 20   Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom   

Dec 21   Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65   

Dec 22   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   

Dec 28   44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0)   

Dec 29   Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13   

Dec 29   Barbra Streisand's inaugural recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13   

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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,