Page 2: Historical Events In 1955

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

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 in the year 1955.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer   

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

Feb 08   Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 13   In the year 1955 israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls   

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

Feb 14   Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced   

Feb 15   Pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.   

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.