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 in the year 1955.  

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

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

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   In the year 1955 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies  

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

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 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   On this day in history rCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer  

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08   In the year 1955 malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him  

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

Feb 09   In the year 1955 uS federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO  

Feb 12   McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 &stays #1 for 10 weeks in the year 1955.  

Feb 12   President Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls  

Feb 13   Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 15   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.  

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

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 in the year 1955.  

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 in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72  

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

Jan 16   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies in the year 1955.  

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

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