Page 2: Historical Events In 1955

Jan 25   Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years in the year 1955.   

Jan 25   Jill Kinmont hits a tree & breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race in the year 1955.   

Jan 25   Jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Russia ends state of war with Germany in the year 1955.   

Jan 25   US &Panama sign canal treaty on this day in history.   

Jan 25   US and Panama sign canal treaty on this day in history.   

Jan 27   "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs in the year 1955.   

Jan 27   Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 29   In the year 1955 hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51   

Jan 29   On this day in history john Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962)   

Jan 31   On this day in history in Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts   

Jan 31   John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 in the year 1955.   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer on this day in history.   

Jan 31   RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1955 h C Hansen appointed premier of Denmark   

Feb 02   On this day in history the first Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC   

Feb 08   John Grisham author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and other was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him in the year 1955.   

Feb 09   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law in the year 1955.   

Feb 09   US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO in the year 1955.   

Feb 12   McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 &stays #1 for 10 weeks on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1955 president Eisenhower sends first US advisors to South Vietnam   

Feb 12   Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan in the year 1955.   

Feb 12   In the year 1955 tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71   

Feb 13   Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Israel acquires four of seven known Dead Sea scrolls in the year 1955.   

Feb 14   On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer, dies at 77   

Feb 14   In the year 1955 wFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins   

Feb 15   On this day in history 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced   

Feb 15   In the year 1955 pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced   

Feb 15   On this day in history s Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71   

Feb 17   Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Otto J Gombosi, Hungarian/US musicologist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey & Iraq a defense alliance 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   Sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy) was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 08   Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy) was born in the year 1955.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 in the year 1955.