Historical Events In 1955

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

Mar 31   Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI v Aust, Kingston in the year 1955.  

Mar 31   On this day in history uS Assay Office in Seattle WA closes  

Apr 01   On this day in history goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter  

Apr 01   In the year 1955 silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68  

Apr 02   Halifax Nova Scotia the opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge linking Halifax and Dartmouth and I was there on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1955 baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics)  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1955 louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open  

Apr 03   In the year 1955 night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300  

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

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

Apr 05   On this day in history british Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns  

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

Apr 06   "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances in the year 1955.  

Apr 07   On this day in history theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62  

Apr 08   In the year 1955 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter  

Apr 09   In the year 1955 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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

Apr 10   On this day in history oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68  

Apr 10   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2  

Apr 12   In the year 1955 salk polio vaccine safe and effective;  

Apr 13   20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants  

Apr 16   On this day in history abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded  

Apr 16   The birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress on this day in history.  

Apr 17   Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1955.  

Jan 07   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born in the year 1955.  

Jan 08   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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.