Historical Events In 1955

Mar 31   Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut West Indies vs Australia, Kingston in the year 1955.  

Mar 31   In the year 1955 collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI v Aust, Kingston  

Mar 31   US Assay Office in Seattle WA closes on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68 in the year 1955.  

Apr 02   In the year 1955 halifax Nova Scotia the opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge linking Halifax and Dartmouth and I was there  

Apr 02   In the year 1955 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright  

Apr 03   In the year 1955 balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)  

Apr 03   Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39 in the year 1955.  

Apr 03   On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open  

Apr 03   Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 on this day in history.  

Apr 04   In the year 1955 british government signs military treaty with Iraq  

Apr 04   British govt signs military treaty with Iraq in the year 1955.  

Apr 05   British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns in the year 1955.  

Apr 05   Winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him in the year 1955.  

Apr 06   On this day in history "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances  

Apr 07   Theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   On this day in history goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter  

Apr 09   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1955.  

Apr 10   In the year 1955 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279  

Apr 10   Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1955.  

Apr 10   On this day in history ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely  

Apr 11   Sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted on this day in history.  

Apr 12   1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 in the year 1955.  

Apr 12   On this day in history salk polio vaccine safe and effective;  

Apr 13   In the year 1955 20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record)  

Apr 14   On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup  

Apr 15   In the year 1955 ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois)  

Apr 15   Ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in the year 1955.  

Apr 16   Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on this day in history.  

Apr 16   The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress in the year 1955.  

Apr 17   On this day in history betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open  

Apr 18   "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 perfs on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.  

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 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   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   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

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