Historical Events In 1955

Dec 06   New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing in the year 1955.  

Dec 06   NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing in the year 1955.  

Dec 06   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 in the year 1955.  

Dec 07   On this day in history clement Attlee resigns as chairman of England's Labour Party  

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

Dec 08   Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1955.  

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

Dec 14   In the year 1955 albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations.  

Dec 14   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.  

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

Dec 20   Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom on this day in history.  

Dec 21   In the year 1955 dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65  

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

Dec 24   On this day in history nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67  

Dec 28   44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0) in the year 1955.  

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

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

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1955 birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)  

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.  

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   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 in the year 1955.  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1955 dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1955 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

Jan 15   In the year 1955 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies  

Jan 16   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59