Page 2: 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   Jill Kinmont hits a tree & breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1955 jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race   

Jan 25   In the year 1955 russia ends state of war with Germany   

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

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

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

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 the year 1955 in Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts   

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 in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer in the year 1955.   

Feb 01   H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark in the year 1955.   

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   On this day in history uS federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO   

Feb 12   In the year 1955 mcGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 &stays #1 for 10 weeks   

Feb 12   President Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1955.   

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

Feb 15   S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB in the year 1955.   

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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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1955.   

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 in the year 1955.   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 16   In the year 1955 jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

Jan 17   On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 in the year 1955.