Page 2: Historical Events In 1955

Jan 25   Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years in the year 1955.   

Jan 25   Jill Kinmont hits a tree & breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Russia ends state of war with Germany in the year 1955.   

Jan 25   US &Panama sign canal treaty in the year 1955.   

Jan 25   On this day in history uS and Panama sign canal treaty   

Jan 27   In the year 1955 "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs   

Jan 27   Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 29   Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   In Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history john R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89   

Jan 31   In the year 1955 rCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer on this day in history.   

Feb 01   H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark in the year 1955.   

Feb 02   In the year 1955 the first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC   

Feb 08   John Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born in the year 1955.   

Feb 08   In the year 1955 malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him   

Feb 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law on this day in history.   

Feb 09   US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO in the year 1955.   

Feb 12   McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 &stays #1 for 10 weeks on this day in history.   

Feb 12   President Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam in the year 1955.   

Feb 12   On this day in history soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan   

Feb 12   Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls in the year 1955.   

Feb 14   Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history wFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins   

Feb 15   1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced in the year 1955.   

Feb 15   S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 in the year 1955.   

Feb 17   On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB   

Feb 17   On this day in history otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52   

Feb 18   Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance in the year 1955.   

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

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1955 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   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies   

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.