Page 2: Historical Events In 1955

Jan 25   Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race.   

Jan 25   Russia ends state of war with Germany.   

Jan 25   US and Panama sign canal treaty.   

Jan 27   "Plain and Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs   

Jan 27   Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

Jan 29   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).   

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

Jan 31   John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates inaugural music synthesizer.   

Feb 01   H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark.   

Feb 02   The inaugural Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC.   

Feb 08   In this year, Malenkov steps down as USSR premier, Bulganin adopts in place of him.   

Feb 08   John Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born   

Feb 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law   

Feb 09   US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO.   

Feb 12   McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks.   

Feb 12   President Eisenhower sends inaugural US advisors to South Vietnam.   

Feb 12   Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan   

Feb 12   Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71   

Feb 13   Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls   

Feb 13   Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls.   

Feb 14   Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77   

Feb 14   WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins   

Feb 15   1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced   

Feb 15   Pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced.   

Feb 15   S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71   

Feb 17   Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB   

Feb 17   Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52   

Feb 18   Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance   

Feb 19   South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty comes into force   

Feb 20   In this year, Fay Crocker claims LPGA Serbin Golf Open.   

Feb 22   British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail   

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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,