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   US Assay Office in Seattle WA closes in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright  

Apr 03   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1955 british Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns  

Apr 05   On this day in history winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him  

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

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

Apr 08   Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter in the year 1955.  

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

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

Apr 10   Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely in the year 1955.  

Apr 11   On this day in history sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted  

Apr 12   1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; on this day in history.  

Apr 13   On this day in history 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   Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois) on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1955.  

Apr 17   In the year 1955 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   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   On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)  

Jan 07   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer  

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated  

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

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.  

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   On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

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