Historical Events In 1955

Feb 19   On this day in history south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect  

Feb 20   On this day in history fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open  

Feb 22   On this day in history british aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail  

Feb 23   On this day in history edgar Faure forms French government  

Feb 23   Paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances  

Feb 24   Pact of Baghdad between Iraq & Turkey signed on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1955 the birth of Alain Prost, French Formula 1 racing driver  

Feb 25   On this day in history marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 26   On this day in history "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances  

Feb 26   On this day in history the first aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith  

Feb 27   Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open in the year 1955.  

Feb 27   Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66 in the year 1955.  

Mar 01   In the year 1955 israeli assault on Gaza, kills 48  

Mar 01   On this day in history pakistan vs India 5 Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw  

Mar 02   In the year 1955 king Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father  

Mar 03   A truck driver from Tupelo, MS made his first TV appearance. Elvis Aron Presley was featured on "Louisiana Hayride" in the year 1955.  

Mar 04   In the year 1955 the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent  

Mar 05   In the year 1955 elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show  

Mar 05   Elvis Presley's first TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history dutch premiere of Samuel Becketts' "Waiting for Godot"  

Mar 07   7th Emmy Awards Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas &Loretta Young on this day in history.  

Mar 07   7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas & Loretta Young on this day in history.  

Mar 07   7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas &Loretta Young in the year 1955.  

Mar 07   Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1955 tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66  

Mar 07   USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain in the year 1955.  

Mar 07   In the year 1955 west Europe Union established  

Mar 08   Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 09   Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88 in the year 1955.  

Mar 11   On this day in history alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73  

Mar 12   On this day in history charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC  

Mar 13   In the year 1955 bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal  

Mar 13   On this day in history maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies  

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Jan 02   In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.  

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies  

Jan 16   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59