Page 12: Historical Events In 1955

Sep 22   In the year 1955 heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9   

Sep 23   In the year 1955 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ in the year 1955.   

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

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

Sep 28   In the year 1955 arthur Donaldson, dies   

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

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

Oct 01   "Honeymooners" premieres in the year 1955.   

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

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

Oct 02   O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.   

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

Oct 03   "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain! on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 04   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history lSD made illegal in US   

Oct 07   Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched in the year 1955.   

Oct 08   Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1955 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   On this day in history all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

Oct 12   On this day in history -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland   

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

Oct 15   Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1955.   

Oct 17   Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1955 track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.   

Jan 07   In the year 1955 birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)   

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

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

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

Jan 11   Rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72 in the year 1955.   

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