September 1955 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 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 September 1955: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of September 1955?
Events
- 01 Sep 1955 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel
- 02 Sep 1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 03 Sep 1955 KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 05 Sep 1955 Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician
- 06 Sep 1955 Catch a Star opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 23 performances
- 08 Sep 1955 Disneyland welcomes its one millionth visitor.
- 09 Sep 1955 Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run
- 10 Sep 1955 Gunsmoke premieres on CBS TV
- 11 Sep 1955 69th US Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward
- 12 Sep 1955 KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 14 Sep 1955 Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts
- 15 Sep 1955 WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins
- 16 Sep 1955 Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st
- 17 Sep 1955 Ankles Aweigh closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 176 performances
- 18 Sep 1955 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Mile High Golf Open
- 19 Sep 1955 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season
- 20 Sep 1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH
- 21 Sep 1955 Last allied occupying troops leave Austria
- 22 Sep 1955 (ITV) Commercial TV begins in England
- 23 Sep 1955 Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad
- 24 Sep 1955 Catch a Star closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances
- 25 Sep 1955 Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ
- 26 Sep 1955 New York Stock Exchange suffers worst stock prices decline since 1929.
- 28 Sep 1955 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV
- 29 Sep 1955 Sergeant Preston, debuts on CBS
- 30 Sep 1955 Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.
- 06 Sep 1955 Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in September 1955?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- The Four Lads - Moments To Remember
- Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 1 & 2
- Rusty Draper - The Shifting, Whispering Sands
- The Platters - Only You (And You Alone)
- Gogi Grant - Suddenly There's A Valley
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Slim Whitman - Rose Marie
- Jimmy Young - The Man From Laramie
- Frank Sinatra - Learnin' The Blues
- Frankie Laine With The Mellomen - Cool Water
- Cyril Stapleton Orchestra With Julie Dawn - Blue Star (The Medic Theme)
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in September 1955?
Not as a Stranger
By: Morton Thompson
Lucas Marsh has been a child since he was a baby and cannot see himself as anything but a doctor. He is a very naive, glorified doctor.
The Great Man
By: Al Morgan
Binding tight. Second printing. X library. Some may need a dust jacket. Excellent reading copy
Inside The Space Ships
By: George Adamski
CONTENTS Introduction by Charlotte Blodget Desmond Leslie, Foreword 1 Return of the Venusian 2 Inside a Venusian Scout Ship 3
Something Of Value
By: Robert Ruark
The novel Something of Value is based on the events that occurred in Kenya Colony during Mau Mau's violent insurrection in the 1950s. This uprising was almost exclusive to Kenya Colony.