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   Jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Russia ends state of war with Germany on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 27   Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 29   Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 in the year 1955.  

Jan 29   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1955 rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1955 the first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC  

Feb 08   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law  

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

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

Feb 12   On this day in history president Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam  

Feb 12   Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan in the year 1955.  

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls  

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

Feb 14   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history 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   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

Jan 04   On this day in history dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies in the year 1955.  

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59