Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history nY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929   

Sep 27   On this day in history henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71   

Sep 28   Arthur Donaldson, dies in the year 1955.   

Sep 30   James Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash on this day in history.   

Sep 30   James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24 in the year 1955.   

Oct 01   "Honeymooners" premieres on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers in the year 1955.   

Oct 02   On this day in history "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television   

Oct 02   On this day in history o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

Oct 03   In the year 1955 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

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

Oct 03   Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1955 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 07   On this day in history aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched   

Oct 08   Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched in the year 1955.   

Oct 09   Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1955.   

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

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

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   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel in the year 1955.   

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 in the year 1955.   

Oct 18   Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete in the year 1955.   

Oct 19   John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 in the year 1955.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1955 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   In the year 1955 jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 in the year 1955.   

Jan 21   On this day in history maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59