Page 8: Historical Events In 1955

May 31   Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike.   

May 31   Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed"   

Jun 01   F Melius Christiansen, composer, dies at 84   

Jun 02   The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.   

Jun 03   KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

Jun 04   Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC   

Jun 05   In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Eastern Golf Open.   

Jun 06   Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1.   

Jun 07   "$64000 Question" premieres on CBS TV.   

Jun 07   "The $64000 Question" premiers on CBS TV   

Jun 07   The inaugural President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)   

Jun 08   Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax.   

Jun 10   The inaugural separation of virus into component parts reported   

Jun 11   Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil, French industrialist, murdered   

Jun 13   Mercedes racing car results in the deaths of 77 at Le Mans France.   

Jun 16   In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament.   

Jun 16   Pope Pius XII ex-communicated Argentine Pres Juan Peron   

Jun 18   "3 for Tonight" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 85 performances   

Jun 18   Walter Rein, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 20   "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances.   

Jun 22   Antonio Segni forms govt in Italy   

Jun 22   Off Clarenville Newfoundland, cable ships start laying new transatlantic telephone cable at Clarenville   

Jun 22   Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies at 31   

Jun 23   Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" released.   

Jun 26   Actor Geoffrey Holder marries Carmen de Lavallade   

Jun 27   "Julius LaRosa Show," debuts on CBS-TV   

Jun 27   inaugural automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois)   

Jun 29   Max Pechstein, German painter/graphic artist (Oceania), dies at 73.   

Jul 01   The escort carrier uss Thetis Bay, in process of conversion to the new mission, was reclassified as an assault Helicopter Aircraft Carrier and redesignated CVHA 1   

Jul 02   "Lawrence Welk Show" premiers on ABC   

Jul 05   English harbor strike ends.   

Jul 06   Paolo Gallico, composer, dies at 87.   

Jul 06   The Federal Air Pollution Control Act was implemented on this day in 1955, providing federally allocated funds for research into causal analysis and control of car-emission pollution.   

Jul 07   1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1955 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   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.   

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1955 rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

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   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.