Page 14: Historical Events In 1955

Nov 12   In the year 1955 1st West German officers sworn in   

Nov 13   On this day in history 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba   

Nov 13   The first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 in the year 1955.   

Nov 15   Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65 in the year 1955.   

Nov 15   In the year 1955 poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement   

Nov 16   In the year 1955 1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell)   

Nov 16   On this day in history first speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell)   

Nov 16   Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 in the year 1955.   

Nov 17   James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1955.   

Nov 18   Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1955 bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight   

Nov 19   KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ in the year 1955.   

Nov 21   On this day in history argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron   

Nov 22   In the year 1955 joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91   

Nov 22   In the year 1955 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Nov 23   British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia on this day in history.   

Nov 24   1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states   

Nov 26   On this day in history "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances   

Nov 27   On this day in history arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63   

Nov 28   In the year 1955 kMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting   

Nov 29   In the year 1955 turkish government of Menderes resigns   

Nov 30   "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances in the year 1955.   

Nov 30   On this day in history josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59   

Dec 01   Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus in the year 1955.   

Dec 01   Rosa Parks, a black seamstress during segragation, refuses to give her bus seat to a white man, an event that sparked the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott, one of the critical events in the U.S. civil rights fight on this day in history.   

Dec 01   The first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day in the year 1955.   

Dec 03   KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1955.   

Dec 04   Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht in the year 1955.   

Dec 05   AFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president in the year 1955.   

Dec 05   Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 05   The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere) was born in the year 1955.   

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

Jan 04   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1955.   

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

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   In the year 1955 gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies on this day in history.   

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

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