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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 03   In the year 1955 fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39  

Apr 03   In the year 1955 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   British government signs military treaty with Iraq on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.  

Apr 08   In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1955.  

Apr 12   Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; in the year 1955.  

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

Apr 14   In the year 1955 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) in the year 1955.  

Apr 15   On this day in history ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants  

Apr 16   In the year 1955 abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded  

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 in the year 1955.  

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor  

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born in the year 1955.  

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   In the year 1955 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   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies in the year 1955.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68  

Jan 21   On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59