Historical Events In 1955

Jan 25   Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history jill Kinmont hits a tree & breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race  

Jan 25   In the year 1955 jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race  

Jan 25   In the year 1955 russia ends state of war with Germany  

Jan 25   US &Panama sign canal treaty on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history uS and Panama sign canal treaty  

Jan 27   "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1955 in Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts  

Jan 31   On this day in history john R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89  

Jan 31   On this day in history rCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer  

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1955 h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark  

Feb 02   The first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC in the year 1955.  

Feb 08   John Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born in the year 1955.  

Feb 08   In the year 1955 malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him  

Feb 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law on this day in history.  

Feb 09   In the year 1955 uS federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO  

Feb 12   McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 &stays #1 for 10 weeks on this day in history.  

Feb 12   President Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam in the year 1955.  

Feb 12   On this day in history soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan  

Feb 12   Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 in the year 1955.  

Feb 13   Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1955 israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls  

Feb 14   In the year 1955 charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 14   WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1955 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced  

Feb 15   In the year 1955 pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced  

Feb 15   In the year 1955 s Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71  

Feb 17   Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB in the year 1955.  

Feb 17   In the year 1955 otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52  

Feb 18   Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance in the year 1955.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

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 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   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   On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer  

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   On this day in history gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies  

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   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.