Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1955.   

Sep 27   Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 30   In the year 1955 james Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24   

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   "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television in the year 1955.   

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

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 04   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 18   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 18   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)   

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   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.   

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   On this day in history gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies   

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

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 in the year 1955.   

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