Page 2: Historical Events In 1955

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

Jan 25   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history john Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962)   

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   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer   

Feb 01   H C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark on this day in history.   

Feb 02   The first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1955 dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law   

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   In the year 1955 president Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam   

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   On this day in history israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls   

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

Feb 14   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 birth of palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   On this day in history dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1955.   

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