Historical Events In 1955

Jan 25   On this day in history columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years   

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   On this day in history russia ends state of war with Germany   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1955 uS and Panama sign canal treaty   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1955 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

Jan 29   In the year 1955 hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

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

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

Jan 31   John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   On this day in history rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer   

Feb 01   In the year 1955 h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark   

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him in the year 1955.   

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   In the year 1955 soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan   

Feb 12   Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 in the year 1955.   

Feb 13   In the year 1955 israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls   

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

Feb 14   Charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1955.   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1955 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced   

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

Feb 15   S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 in the year 1955.   

Feb 18   On this day in history baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance   

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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 in the year 1955.   

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   Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

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

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died in the year 1955.   

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1955.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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