Historical Events In 1955

Feb 19   In the year 1955 south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect  

Feb 20   Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open on this day in history.  

Feb 22   British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1955 "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances  

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   Marij Kogoj, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1955.  

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

Feb 26   In the year 1955 the first aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith  

Feb 27   On this day in history betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open  

Feb 27   Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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   King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04   The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent in the year 1955.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 07   Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised in the year 1955.  

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

Mar 07   On this day in history uSSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain  

Mar 07   In the year 1955 west Europe Union established  

Mar 08   Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 in the year 1955.  

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

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

Mar 12   Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC on this day in history.  

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

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   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   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)  

Jan 08   In the year 1955 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 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 in the year 1955.  

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   In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

Jan 21   In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59