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 in the year 1955.   

Sep 24   "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances in the year 1955.   

Sep 24   In the year 1955 pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver   

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1955.   

Oct 01   On this day in history "Honeymooners" premieres   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1955 "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television   

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

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

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

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

Oct 04   Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies in the year 1955.   

Oct 04   Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched   

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

Oct 09   Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Oct 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41   

Oct 17   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel on this day in history.   

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

Oct 18   On this day in history 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   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 in the year 1955.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1955 birth of tex Brashear, American voice actor   

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)   

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

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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 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 on this day in history.