Page 5: Historical Events In 1955

Mar 31   Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut West Indies vs Australia, Kingston in the year 1955.   

Mar 31   On this day in history collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI v Aust, Kingston   

Mar 31   On this day in history uS Assay Office in Seattle WA closes   

Apr 01   On this day in history goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter   

Apr 01   In the year 1955 silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Il Teatro Italian), dies at 68   

Apr 02   On this day in history halifax Nova Scotia the opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge linking Halifax and Dartmouth and I was there   

Apr 02   In the year 1955 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright   

Apr 03   Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) in the year 1955.   

Apr 03   Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39 in the year 1955.   

Apr 03   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open in the year 1955.   

Apr 03   On this day in history night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300   

Apr 04   British government signs military treaty with Iraq in the year 1955.   

Apr 04   On this day in history british govt signs military treaty with Iraq   

Apr 05   On this day in history british Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns   

Apr 05   On this day in history winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him   

Apr 06   On this day in history "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances   

Apr 07   Theda Bara, actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter in the year 1955.   

Apr 09   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Apr 10   19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1955 oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68   

Apr 10   In the year 1955 ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely   

Apr 11   Sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted on this day in history.   

Apr 12   1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; in the year 1955.   

Apr 13   In the year 1955 20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record)   

Apr 14   On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 15   Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in the year 1955.   

Apr 16   On this day in history abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded   

Apr 16   On this day in history the birth of Ellen Barkin, American actress   

Apr 17   On this day in history betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open   

Apr 18   In the year 1955 "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 perfs   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

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

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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   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