Page 2: Historical Events In 1955

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

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   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 in the year 1955.   

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

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

Jan 29   John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   In Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   In the year 1955 rCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer   

Jan 31   In the year 1955 rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer   

Feb 01   In the year 1955 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   John Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born in the year 1955.   

Feb 08   On this day in history malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him   

Feb 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1955 soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan   

Feb 12   Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1955 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   Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1955.   

Feb 14   On this day in history wFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins   

Feb 15   In the year 1955 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced   

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

Feb 15   S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 in the year 1955.   

Feb 17   Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 03   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1955 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

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