Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   On this day in history heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9   

Sep 23   On this day in history pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad   

Sep 24   "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances in the year 1955.   

Sep 24   Pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver in the year 1955.   

Sep 25   In the year 1955 detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ   

Sep 26   NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1955 henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71   

Sep 28   Arthur Donaldson, dies in the year 1955.   

Sep 30   In the year 1955 james Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash   

Sep 30   On this day in history james Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24   

Oct 01   In the year 1955 "Honeymooners" premieres   

Oct 01   Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1955 "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television   

Oct 02   O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies in the year 1955.   

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres in the year 1955.   

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain! in the year 1955.   

Oct 03   In the year 1955 soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea   

Oct 04   Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7   

Oct 04   In the year 1955 rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul   

Oct 06   LSD made illegal in US in the year 1955.   

Oct 07   Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1955 worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched   

Oct 09   On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65   

Oct 10   The carrier Saipan with Helicopter Training Unit HTU-1 aboard, left Tampico, Mexico, after a week of disaster relief operations for the inhabitants of the area. During these operations, the helicopters rescued 5,439 people on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1955 all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

Oct 12   -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland in the year 1955.   

Oct 13   In the year 1955 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris   

Oct 15   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41   

Oct 17   In the year 1955 lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel   

Oct 18   Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete on this day in history.   

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 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   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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