Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 in the year 1955.   

Sep 23   In the year 1955 pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad   

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

Sep 24   Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1955 detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ   

Sep 26   On this day in history nY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929   

Sep 27   On this day in history henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71   

Sep 28   Arthur Donaldson, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 30   James Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash in the year 1955.   

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

Oct 01   On this day in history "Honeymooners" premieres   

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   On this day in history o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

Oct 03   On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

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

Oct 03   Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on this day in history.   

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

Oct 04   In the year 1955 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   LSD made illegal in US on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1955 worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched   

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

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

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   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete in the year 1955.   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1955.   

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 in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1955 jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

Jan 17   On this day in history j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

Jan 21   In the year 1955 maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59