Page 5: Historical Events In 1955

Mar 31   In the year 1955 collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut West Indies vs Australia, Kingston   

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

Apr 01   On this day in history silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68   

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

Apr 02   US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright in the year 1955.   

Apr 03   On this day in history balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)   

Apr 03   On this day in history 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   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open on this day in history.   

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

Apr 04   On this day in history british government signs military treaty with Iraq   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1955 british Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns   

Apr 05   In the year 1955 winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him   

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

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

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

Apr 09   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

Apr 11   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record)   

Apr 14   Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 16   On this day in history the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress   

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

Apr 18   In the year 1955 "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 perfs   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)   

Jan 03   In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)   

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

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 16   In the year 1955 jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

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 on this day in history.