Historical Events In 1955
Friday, 19 April 2024
Jan 25 Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years in the year 1955.
Jan 25 Jill Kinmont hits a tree & breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race in the year 1955.
Jan 25 In the year 1955 jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race
Jan 25 Russia ends state of war with Germany on this day in history.
Jan 25 On this day in history uS &Panama sign canal treaty
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 in the year 1955.
Jan 27 In the year 1955 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies
Jan 29 In the year 1955 hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51
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 Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts on this day in history.
Jan 31 John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 in the year 1955.
Jan 31 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer on this day in history.
Jan 31 On this day in history rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer
Feb 01 H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark in the year 1955.
Feb 02 The first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC in the year 1955.
Feb 08 On this day in history john Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born
Feb 08 Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him on this day in history.
Feb 09 In the year 1955 dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law
Feb 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1955 tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71
Feb 13 On this day in history israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls
Feb 13 Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls in the year 1955.
Feb 14 Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Feb 14 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins in the year 1955.
Feb 15 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced
Feb 15 On this day in history s Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71
Feb 17 In the year 1955 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 On this day in history baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance
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