Historical Events In 1955

Jan 25   In the year 1955 columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years  

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

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

Jan 25   On this day in history russia ends state of war with Germany  

Jan 25   In the year 1955 uS &Panama sign canal treaty  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1955 "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs  

Jan 27   In the year 1955 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies  

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) in the year 1955.  

Jan 31   On this day in history 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   RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer in the year 1955.  

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

Feb 01   On this day in history h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark  

Feb 02   On this day in history the first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC  

Feb 08   On this day in history john Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born  

Feb 08   On this day in history malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him  

Feb 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law in the year 1955.  

Feb 09   US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71  

Feb 13   Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls in the year 1955.  

Feb 13   On this day in history israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls  

Feb 14   On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 14   In the year 1955 wFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins  

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

Feb 15   Pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced in the year 1955.  

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

Feb 17   On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB  

Feb 17   Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1955 baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance  

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)  

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)  

Jan 04   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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