Page 8: Historical Events In 1955

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   

Jul 07   Franco Casavola, composer, dies at 63   

Jul 09   Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart   

Jul 09   inaugural black executive on White House staff (E Frederic Morrow).   

Jul 10   Henry W Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies   

Jul 11   Congress authorizes all US currency to say "In God We Trust"   

Jul 11   New USAF Academy dedicated at Lowry AFB in Colo with 300 cadets   

Jul 12   In this year, 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw   

Jul 13   Beulah Ecton Woodard, US sculptor, dies at 59.   

Jul 13   Ruth Ellis hung.   

Jul 14   2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England.   

Jul 15   WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting.   

Jul 16   "Golden Horseshoe Revue" 1st of 50000+ performances, Disneyland.   

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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,