Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   In the year 1955 heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9   

Sep 23   Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad on this day in history.   

Sep 24   "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver   

Sep 25   On this day in history detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ   

Sep 26   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1955 henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71   

Sep 28   On this day in history arthur Donaldson, dies   

Sep 30   In the year 1955 james Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash   

Sep 30   On this day in history james Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24   

Oct 01   "Honeymooners" premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers   

Oct 02   On this day in history "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television   

Oct 02   O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies in the year 1955.   

Oct 03   In the year 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain! in the year 1955.   

Oct 03   Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea in the year 1955.   

Oct 04   On this day in history alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 04   Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 in the year 1955.   

Oct 04   Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul in the year 1955.   

Oct 06   In the year 1955 lSD made illegal in US   

Oct 07   In the year 1955 aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched   

Oct 08   On this day in history worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched   

Oct 09   In the year 1955 alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65   

Oct 10   In the year 1955 the carrier Saipan with Helicopter Training Unit HTU-1 aboard, left Tampico, Mexico, after a week of disaster relief operations for the inhabitants of the area. During these operations, the helicopters rescued 5,439 people   

Oct 11   In the year 1955 all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

Oct 12   -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on this day in history.   

Oct 13   1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1955 lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel   

Oct 18   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 in the year 1955.   

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1955 track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete   

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 in the year 1955.   

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1955 birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born in the year 1955.   

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   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 in the year 1955.   

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1955 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

Jan 16   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 in the year 1955.