Historical Events In 1955

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

Feb 20   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86  

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

Feb 24   Pact of Baghdad between Iraq & Turkey signed in the year 1955.  

Feb 24   The birth of Alain Prost, French Formula 1 racing driver in the year 1955.  

Feb 25   In the year 1955 marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 26   "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history king Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father  

Mar 03   On this day in history a truck driver from Tupelo, MS made his first TV appearance. Elvis Aron Presley was featured on "Louisiana Hayride".  

Mar 04   On this day in history the first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent  

Mar 05   On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show  

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

Mar 06   Dutch premiere of Samuel Becketts' "Waiting for Godot" in the year 1955.  

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

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1955 mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised  

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history west Europe Union established  

Mar 08   On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82  

Mar 09   On this day in history matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88  

Mar 11   In the year 1955 alexander Fleming, English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73  

Mar 12   Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC in the year 1955.  

Mar 13   Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal in the year 1955.  

Mar 13   Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 16   On this day in history jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies  

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 in the year 1955.  

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.