Page 14: Historical Events In 1955

Nov 12   1st West German officers sworn in in the year 1955.   

Nov 13   On this day in history 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba   

Nov 13   The first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 in the year 1955.   

Nov 15   Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65 in the year 1955.   

Nov 15   In the year 1955 poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement   

Nov 16   On this day in history 1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell)   

Nov 16   In the year 1955 first speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell)   

Nov 16   In the year 1955 tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88   

Nov 17   On this day in history james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64   

Nov 18   Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight in the year 1955.   

Nov 18   In the year 1955 bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight   

Nov 19   KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1955.   

Nov 20   On this day in history kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ   

Nov 21   On this day in history argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron   

Nov 22   Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1955.   

Nov 22   In the year 1955 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Nov 23   In the year 1955 british transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia   

Nov 24   In the year 1955 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship   

Nov 25   Race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states on this day in history.   

Nov 26   "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances in the year 1955.   

Nov 27   Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history kMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting   

Nov 29   Turkish government of Menderes resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 30   "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances in the year 1955.   

Nov 30   On this day in history josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59   

Dec 01   Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus in the year 1955.   

Dec 01   On this day in history rosa Parks, a black seamstress during segragation, refuses to give her bus seat to a white man, an event that sparked the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott, one of the critical events in the U.S. civil rights fight.   

Dec 01   On this day in history the first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day   

Dec 03   On this day in history kTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Dec 04   In the year 1955 mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht   

Dec 05   On this day in history aFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president   

Dec 05   Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 05   The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed in the year 1955.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1955 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   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   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

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

Jan 02   Jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 16   On this day in history jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1955 j A Veraart, economist, dies at 68   

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