Page 12: 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   In the year 1955 "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances   

Sep 24   Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver in the year 1955.   

Sep 25   In the year 1955 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   Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71 in the year 1955.   

Sep 28   Arthur Donaldson, dies in the year 1955.   

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

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

Oct 01   In the year 1955 "Honeymooners" premieres   

Oct 01   Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers in the year 1955.   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1955 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

Oct 03   In the year 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

Oct 03   On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!   

Oct 03   On this day in history soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea   

Oct 04   In the year 1955 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 04   On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7   

Oct 04   On this day in history rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul   

Oct 06   On this day in history lSD made illegal in US   

Oct 07   Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65   

Oct 10   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 in the year 1955.   

Oct 11   All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina in the year 1955.   

Oct 12   In the year 1955 -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland   

Oct 13   In the year 1955 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris   

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1955.   

Oct 17   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel in the year 1955.   

Oct 18   In the year 1955 jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72   

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

Oct 18   On this day in history track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete   

Oct 19   In the year 1955 john Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41   

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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)   

Jan 04   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 04   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 07   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

Jan 08   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.