July 1955 calendar

July 1955
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 1955.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on July 1955: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1955?

Events

01 Jul 1955 69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61)
02 Jul 1955 7th Heaven closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 44 performances
05 Jul 1955 English harbor strike ends
07 Jul 1955 1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson
09 Jul 1955 Rock Around Clock hits #1 on Top 100 chart
11 Jul 1955 Congress authorizes all US currency to say In God We Trust
12 Jul 1955 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stadium, Milwaukee
15 Jul 1955 WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
16 Jul 1955 Golden Horseshoe Revue 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland
17 Jul 1955 Arco, Idaho becomes first US city lit by nuclear power.
18 Jul 1955 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset
19 Jul 1955 Balclutha ties up at Pier 43 and becomes a floating museum
21 Jul 1955 First submarine powered by liquid metal cooled reactor launched - USS Seawolf.
22 Jul 1955 1st VP to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon
23 Jul 1955 New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch HRs
24 Jul 1955 Ali Sastroamidjojo of Government resigns in Indonesia
26 Jul 1955 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook Country Club - Detroit
27 Jul 1955 Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die)
28 Jul 1955 The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the first Interlingua congress in Tours, France.
29 Jul 1955 Smokey Burgess hits three home runs to help Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds 16-5.
30 Jul 1955 Louison Bobet wins his 3rd Tour de France
31 Jul 1955 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open
17 Jul 1955 Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.