Page 5: Historical Events In 1955

Apr 03   In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open   

Apr 03   Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300.   

Apr 04   British government signs military treaty with Iraq.   

Apr 04   British govt signs military treaty with Iraq   

Apr 05   British Prime Minister Winston Churchill steps down.   

Apr 05   Winston Churchill steps down as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him.   

Apr 06   "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances   

Apr 07   Theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62.   

Apr 10   19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff claims, shooting a 279   

Apr 10   Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68   

Apr 10   Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely.   

Apr 11   In this year, 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.   

Apr 12   Salk polio vaccine safe and effective;.   

Apr 13   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   

Apr 15   In this year, Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois)   

Apr 15   In this year, Ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants.   

Apr 16   Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded   

Apr 16   Ellen Barkin, American actress is born.   

Apr 17   In this year, Betty Jameson claims LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.   

Apr 18   "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 perfs.   

Apr 18   Albert Einstein developer of relativity theory, dies.   

Apr 18   Don Blackie, cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at 46.   

Apr 19   USS Albany and USS William Wood begin to provide disaster relief to citizens of Volos, Greece, ending 21 April   

Apr 20   "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 perfs.   

Apr 21   Bkln Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season   

Apr 22   Congress orders all US coins bear motto "In God We Trust".   

Apr 23   "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances.   

Apr 23   Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-inaugural-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

Apr 24   " X-Minus One", a show for science fiction fans, was inaugural heard on NBC radio this day   

Apr 24   Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79   

Apr 24   Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends   

Apr 25   Canadian Pacific inaugurates its new stainless steel, scenic-domed transcontinental passenger train "The Canadian" between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver   

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Jan 02   Tex brashear: American voice actor   

Jan 03   Cynthia sykes: Coffeyville ky, actress (flamingo road, st elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive: English musician (the slits, the raincoats)   

Jan 04   Kathy forester: Lookout mt ga, country singer (forester sister-men)   

Jan 04   Mark hollis: English pop musician (talk talk, dum dum girl)   

Jan 07   Sandra bernhard: Arizona (follow that bird, king of comedy)   

Jan 08   Mike reno: Vancouver bc canada, rock vocalist (loverboy)   

Jan 08   Spiros livathinos: Greek footballer   

Jan 02   Jose antonio remon: President of panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus johner: Composer,   

Jan 07   Gerald hartigan: Cricketer (s afr batsman in 5 tests 1911-14),   

Jan 11   Rodolfo graziani: Italian east-africa minister of defense,   

Jan 15   Yves tanguy: French/american sailor/surrealistic painter,   

Jan 16   Jonkheer reneke de marees van swinderen: Dutch min (1908-13),    

Jan 17   J a veraart: Economist,   

Jan 21   Maarten p vrij: Dutch lawyer/criminologist/high council,