1955: On This Year

1955

1955 (MCMLV in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.

Is 1955 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1955 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1955, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1955, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1955, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1955, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1955.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1955 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

history

What was 1955 known for ?

  • 1955 was a full decade removed from World War Two, and one of the great Allied commanders of the war, General Dwight D. Eisenhower had become President Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. In 1955, President Eisenhower made a fateful decision that would affect American foreign policy and millions of lives for many years: he sent the first American soldiers as advisors to Vietnam.
  • This was also a year of notable developments in the Cold War between the West and the East, led by the United States and the Soviet Union, respectively. In the East, the Warsaw Pact was signed in May. This was a mutual defense treaty among the Soviet countries and Soviet satellite nations as an equivalent to the Western powers’ formation of NATO. In the West, the United States made significant commitments to defense technology. In January, the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, went out to sea for the first time. During the same month, the Pentagon formally announced a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads attached to them.
  • 1955 was also a landmark year for the Civil Rights Movement in America. In December of this year, Rosa Parks famously refused to obey a bus drivers’ order to get out of her seat to make room for a white passenger. This sparked several significant protests in her city of Montgomery, Alabama.
  • There were also some notable developments for popular culture this year, as Jim Henson created an early version of Kermit the Frog. In July of 1955, Walt Disneyopened his world-famous theme park – Disneyland – in Anaheim, California.
  • Finally, the world lost one of its brightest minds this year – Albert Einstein passed away at the age of 76. However, the world gained two more brilliant people, as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were born this year.

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Oscar

1955: Oscar Winners of the Year

In 1955, during the 28th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 21/03/1956 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1955:

What movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1955?

Marty
The Oscar for Best Movie went to Marty, directed by Delbert Mann, starring Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Director Oscar in 1955?

Marty
The Oscar for Best Director went to Delbert Mann, for the movie Marty, starring Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1955?

Marty
The Oscar for Best Actor went to Ernest Borgnine, for the movie Marty, starring Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1955?

The Rose Tattoo
The Oscar for Best Actress went to Anna Magnani, for the movie The Rose Tattoo, starring Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper produced in the .

Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1955?

Mister Roberts
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor went to Jack Lemmon, for the movie Mister Roberts, starring Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon produced in the United States of America.

Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1955?

East of Eden
The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Jo Van Fleet, for the movie East of Eden, starring James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Burl Ives produced in the United States of America.
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1955: Who was Time's Person of the Year?


Harlow Curtice
In 1955, Harlow Curtice was named by TIME magazine as Person of the Year. Curtice was President of General Motors (GM) from 1953 to 1958. In 1955, GM sold five million vehicles and became the first corporation to earn US$1 billion in a single year.

1955: What were the most popular books published that year?

The most popular and best selling books in 1955 were:

Gertrude Lawrence As Mrs. A. by Richard Stoddard Aldrich

Gertrude Lawrence As Mrs. A.

By:

Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs. Q by Richard Stoddard Aldrich Greystone 1954, LCCC# 54-119770. 414 pages. NF/VG.

Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Gift From The Sea

By:

This beloved classic, graceful, lucid, and lyrical by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, shares her reflections on youth, age, love, marriage, peace, solitude, and contentment. She set them down during a workshop.

Why Johnny Can'T Read by Rudolf Franz Flesch

Why Johnny Can'T Read

By:

The U.S. Department of Education recommends this classic book on phonics. This book contains complete instructions and materials for teaching children how to read at home.

The View From Pompey'S Head by Hamilton Basso

The View From Pompey'S Head

By:

Sweet, peaceful -- beautiful old Pompey's Head in South Carolina. Anson Page thought that he would end his life without it. After fifteen years as a Manhattan lawyer for a large publishing company, he returns to his hometown to solve …

The Family Of Man by Edward Steichen

The Family Of Man

By:

The Family of Man, a photograph exhibition that was hailed as the best ever, opened in New York at The Museum of Modern Art in January 1955.

Goat chinese zodiac sign

1955: What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 1955?


According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1955 was the Year of the Goat.

Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Goat sign.

Nobel Prize

1955: Nobel Prize Winners of the Year


1955: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1955 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Polykarp Kusch

1955: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1955 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Halldór Laxness

1955: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1955 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Hugo Theorell

1955: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1955 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Vincent du Vigneaud

1955: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1955 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Willis Lamb
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1955: What were the most popular baby names in the USA that year ?

The 3 most popular baby names in 1955 were Michael, David and James for boys and Mary, Deborah and Linda for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.

1955: What were the Top #10 male names given to baby boys that year?

The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1955 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Michael
  • David
  • James
  • Robert
  • John
  • William
  • Richard
  • Thomas
  • Mark
  • Steven

1955: What were the Top #10 female names given to baby girls that year?

The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1955 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Mary
  • Deborah
  • Linda
  • Debra
  • Susan
  • Patricia
  • Barbara
  • Karen
  • Nancy
  • Donna

vinyl songs

1955: What was the number 1 song in the USA that year?

The number 1 song in the USA in 1955, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets

1955: What was the music chart in the USA that year?

The Music Chart in the USA in 1955 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets
  2. Unchained Melody by Les Baxter & His Orchestra
  3. Learnin' The Blues by Frank Sinatra
  4. Autumn Leaves by Roger Williams
  5. The Yellow Rose Of Texas by Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus
  6. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett by Bill Hayes
  7. Ain't That A Shame by Pat Boone
  8. Melody Of Love by Four Aces
  9. Ballad Of Davy Crockett by Fess Parker
  10. Seventeen by Fontane Sisters

1955: What was the number 1 song in the UK that year?

The number 1 song in the UK in 1955, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Give Me Your Word by Tennessee Ernie Ford

1955: What was the music chart in the UK that year?

The Music Chart in the UK in 1955 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:

  1. Give Me Your Word by Tennessee Ernie Ford
  2. Cool Water by Frankie Laine With The Mellomen
  3. Rose Marie by Slim Whitman
  4. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White by Eddie Calvert
  5. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White by Perez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra
  6. Mambo Italiano by Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen
  7. Softly Softly by Ruby Murray
  8. Ev'rywhere by David Whitfield
  9. The Yellow Rose Of Texas by Mitch Miller
  10. The Man From Laramie by Jimmy Young

1955: What were the most popular movies that year ?

The most popular movies and box office hits in 1955 were:

Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali

Release year: 1955

Directed by: Satyajit Ray

Starring: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee, Chunibala Devi

Country: United States of America

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

Release year: 1955

Directed by: n/a

Starring: Truman Bradley

Country: United States of America

Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

Release year: 1955

Starring: Johnny Weissmuller, Martin Huston, Dean Fredericks, Tamba

Country: United States of America

Diabolique

Diabolique

Release year: 1955

Directed by: Henri-Georges Clouzot

Starring: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel

Country: United States of America

Escuela de vagabundos

Escuela de vagabundos

Release year: 1955

Directed by: Rogelio A. González

Starring: Pedro Infante, Miroslava, Blanca de Castejón, Óscar Pulido

world population

1955: What was the world population that year?

The world population in 1955 was 2,773,019,936 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 32.0% of the total population, which is roughly 887.4 million individuals.The annual population change in 1955 was an increase of +48.2 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.77% over the previous year.The average population density in 1955 was 12 persons per square mile (or 19 persons per square kilometer).

history

What happened in 1955?

Here's what happened in 1955:

  • Jan 1, 1955: WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins
  • Jan 2, 1955: 1st Bob Cummings Show premieres on NBC
  • Jan 3, 1955: José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
  • Jan 4, 1955: The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
  • Jan 5, 1955: KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
  • Jan 7, 1955: Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met
  • Jan 8, 1955: WUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jan 15, 1955: 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum
  • Jan 16, 1955: Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open.
  • Jan 17, 1955: Submarine USS Nautilus begins first nuclear-powered test voyage.
  • Jan 18, 1955: Battle of Yijiangshan is fought.
  • Jan 19, 1955: Millionaire TV program premieres on CBS
  • Jan 20, 1955: 1st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn
  • Jan 22, 1955: Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms.
  • Jan 23, 1955: KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
  • Jan 25, 1955: Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years.
  • Jan 27, 1955: Plain & Fancy opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 performances
  • Jan 28, 1955: United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China.
  • Jan 29, 1955: John William Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962).
  • Jan 31, 1955: RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer.
  • Feb 1, 1955: Ray Kroc opens a McDonald's fast food restaurant (the company's 9th since it was founded in 1940), but Kroc later takes over the company and oversees its worldwide expansion.
  • Feb 2, 1955: First Presidential news conference on network TV - Dwight Eisenhower on ABC.
  • Feb 4, 1955: Pact of Mutual Cooperation quotBaghdad Pactquot signed.
  • Feb 8, 1955: Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him.
  • Feb 9, 1955: US federations of trade unions merge into AFL / CIO
  • Feb 10, 1955: Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy helps the Republic of China evacuate Chinese Nationalist army and residents from the Tachen Islands to Taiwan.
  • Feb 12, 1955: WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Feb 13, 1955: KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Feb 14, 1955: WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins
  • Feb 16, 1955: Nearly 100 die in a fire at a home for the elderly in Yokohama, Japan.
  • Feb 17, 1955: KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Feb 18, 1955: Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance.
  • Feb 19, 1955: South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect.
  • Feb 20, 1955: Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open.
  • Feb 22, 1955: British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail
  • Feb 23, 1955: First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
  • Feb 24, 1955: Silk Stockings opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances
  • Feb 26, 1955: Peter Pan closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances
  • Feb 27, 1955: Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
  • Mar 1, 1955: KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC / NBC) 1st broadcast
  • Mar 2, 1955: King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.
  • Mar 3, 1955: Elvis Presley appears on television for the first time.
  • Mar 5, 1955: WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 6, 1955: Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
  • Mar 7, 1955: 7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young
  • Mar 13, 1955: Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal.
  • Mar 14, 1955: Prince Mahemdra becomes king of Nepal.
  • Mar 15, 1955: Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses
  • Mar 16, 1955: US President Dwight Eisenhower upholds the use of atomic weapons in case of war.
  • Mar 17, 1955: The Richard Riot occurs in Montreal.
  • Mar 18, 1955: I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan.
  • Mar 19, 1955: KXTV of Stockton, California, signs on the air in the United States, being the 100th commercial television station in this country.
  • Mar 20, 1955: KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Mar 21, 1955: Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece
  • Mar 24, 1955: Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens for 694 performances
  • Mar 26, 1955: "Ballad of Davy Crockett" becomes the #1 record in US.
  • Mar 27, 1955: 9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win.
  • Mar 30, 1955: 27th Academy Awards: On the Waterfront, Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly win.
  • Mar 31, 1955: US Assay Office in Seattle, Washington, USA closes.
  • Apr 1, 1955: WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast
  • Apr 2, 1955: US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright.
  • Apr 3, 1955: Baltimore Orioles pull their first triple play (3-6-2 versus Kansas City Athletics).
  • Apr 4, 1955: British government signs military treaty with Iraq.
  • Apr 5, 1955: Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
  • Apr 6, 1955: 3 for Tonight opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances
  • Apr 9, 1955: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Apr 10, 1955: Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely
  • Apr 11, 1955: The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
  • Apr 12, 1955: 1st game in Kansas City, Athletics beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
  • Apr 13, 1955: 20.33 inches (51.64 cm) of rainfall in Axis, Alabama (state record).
  • Apr 14, 1955: Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform
  • Apr 15, 1955: US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • Apr 16, 1955: Burma-Japanese peace treaty, signed in Rangoon on November 5, 1954, comes into effect, formally ending a state of war between the two countries that had not existed for a long time.
  • Apr 17, 1955: Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
  • Apr 18, 1955: Ankles Aweigh opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 176 performances
  • Apr 19, 1955: 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22.
  • Apr 20, 1955: Saint of Bleecker St closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances
  • Apr 21, 1955: Minas Gerais Argentina tunnel caves in; 30 die.
  • Apr 22, 1955: US Congress orders all US coins to bear motto "In God We Trust".
  • Apr 23, 1955: Kismet closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances
  • Apr 24, 1955: Conference of Bandung against colonialism / for self determination, ends
  • Apr 28, 1955: WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • Apr 30, 1955: West German unions protest for 40-hour work week and more wages.
  • May 1, 1955: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament.
  • May 2, 1955: Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for
  • May 5, 1955: Damn Yankees opens at 46th Steet Theater in New York City for 1022 performances.
  • May 6, 1955: West Germany joins NATO
  • May 7, 1955: West Europe Union established.
  • May 9, 1955: German Federal Republic joins NATO.
  • May 11, 1955: Israel attacks Gaza.
  • May 12, 1955: Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter
  • May 14, 1955: US performs nuclear test in Pacific Ocean.
  • May 15, 1955: Austrian state treaty signed making Austria independent again
  • May 16, 1955: King Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo
  • May 17, 1955: Dutch Government of Drees resigns.
  • May 18, 1955: Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam
  • May 19, 1955: Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt West Indies versus Australia.
  • May 20, 1955: Argentine parliament accepts separation of church and state.
  • May 21, 1955: House of Flowers closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 165 performances
  • May 22, 1955: Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
  • May 23, 1955: Presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers
  • May 25, 1955: First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Joe Brown and George Band.
  • May 26, 1955: 7th Heaven opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 44 performances
  • May 27, 1955: Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV
  • May 28, 1955: Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 128.213 mph.
  • May 29, 1955: Jordan government of Tewfik Abdul Huda resigns.
  • May 30, 1955: KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS / NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
  • May 31, 1955: Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike.
  • Jun 1, 1955: Habib Bourguiba ends exile from Tunisia
  • Jun 2, 1955: The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948.
  • Jun 3, 1955: KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 4, 1955: Mickey Rooney Show, TV comedy last airs on NBC
  • Jun 5, 1955: Louise Suggs wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
  • Jun 6, 1955: Bill Haley and The Comets' song "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1.
  • Jun 7, 1955: $64,000 Question premieres on CBS TV
  • Jun 8, 1955: Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax
  • Jun 10, 1955: KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
  • Jun 11, 1955: 1st magnesium jet airplane flies
  • Jun 12, 1955: Mr Peepers (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
  • Jun 13, 1955: Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans, France.
  • Jun 14, 1955: Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • Jun 15, 1955: Australia score 8-758 vs. West Indies at Kingston, their best ever
  • Jun 16, 1955: Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
  • Jun 18, 1955: 3 for Tonight closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 85 performances
  • Jun 19, 1955: 55th US Golf Open: Jack Fleck shoots a 287 at Olympic Country Club - San Francisco
  • Jun 20, 1955: Almost Crazy opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances
  • Jun 22, 1955: Antonio Segni forms government in Italy
  • Jun 24, 1955: Harmon Killebrew hits his first home run (off Billy Hoeff).
  • Jun 25, 1955: Can Can closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 892 performances
  • Jun 26, 1955: Actor Geoffrey Holder marries Carmen de Lavallade
  • Jun 27, 1955: Julius LaRosa Show, debuts on CBS-TV
  • Jun 29, 1955: Argentine state of siege ends
  • Jun 30, 1955: Johnny Carson Show, debuts on CBS-TV
  • Jul 1, 1955: 69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61)
  • Jul 2, 1955: 7th Heaven closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 44 performances
  • Jul 5, 1955: English harbor strike ends
  • Jul 7, 1955: 1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson
  • Jul 9, 1955: Rock Around Clock hits #1 on Top 100 chart
  • Jul 11, 1955: Congress authorizes all US currency to say In God We Trust
  • Jul 12, 1955: 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stadium, Milwaukee
  • Jul 15, 1955: WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Jul 16, 1955: Golden Horseshoe Revue 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland
  • Jul 17, 1955: Arco, Idaho becomes first US city lit by nuclear power.
  • Jul 18, 1955: 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset
  • Jul 19, 1955: Balclutha ties up at Pier 43 and becomes a floating museum
  • Jul 21, 1955: First submarine powered by liquid metal cooled reactor launched - USS Seawolf.
  • Jul 22, 1955: 1st VP to preside over cabinet meeting-R Nixon
  • Jul 23, 1955: New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch HRs
  • Jul 24, 1955: Ali Sastroamidjojo of Government resigns in Indonesia
  • Jul 26, 1955: 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook Country Club - Detroit
  • Jul 27, 1955: Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die)
  • Jul 28, 1955: The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the first Interlingua congress in Tours, France.
  • Jul 29, 1955: Smokey Burgess hits three home runs to help Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds 16-5.
  • Jul 30, 1955: Louison Bobet wins his 3rd Tour de France
  • Jul 31, 1955: Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open
  • Aug 1, 1955: Tengku Abdul Rahman forms Malacca government
  • Aug 3, 1955: Roger Moens runs world record 800 m
  • Aug 4, 1955: Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters
  • Aug 5, 1955: After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games
  • Aug 7, 1955: Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel
  • Aug 8, 1955: Fidel Castro forms July 26th Movement
  • Aug 11, 1955: Indonesia government of Harahap forms
  • Aug 12, 1955: 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27
  • Aug 15, 1955: WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, VA (ABC) begins
  • Aug 16, 1955: Fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor.
  • Aug 17, 1955: Hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 and doing $1.8 billion damage.
  • Aug 18, 1955: 46.1 cm rainfall at Westfield, Massachusetts
  • Aug 19, 1955: 32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut
  • Aug 20, 1955: First airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph) - HA Hanes, Palmdale, California, USA.
  • Aug 22, 1955: Eleven schoolchildren are killed when their school bus is hit by a freight train in Spring City, Tennessee.
  • Aug 23, 1955: Betty Jameson wins LPGA White Mountain Golf Open
  • Aug 25, 1955: Last Soviet forces leave Austria
  • Aug 27, 1955: Guinness Book of World Records 1st published
  • Aug 28, 1955: Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament
  • Aug 31, 1955: 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)
  • Sep 1, 1955: 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel
  • Sep 2, 1955: KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 3, 1955: KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 5, 1955: Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician
  • Sep 6, 1955: Catch a Star opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 23 performances
  • Sep 8, 1955: Disneyland welcomes its one millionth visitor.
  • Sep 9, 1955: Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run
  • Sep 10, 1955: Gunsmoke premieres on CBS TV
  • Sep 11, 1955: 69th US Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward
  • Sep 12, 1955: KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Sep 14, 1955: Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts
  • Sep 15, 1955: WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins
  • Sep 16, 1955: Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st
  • Sep 17, 1955: Ankles Aweigh closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 176 performances
  • Sep 18, 1955: Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Mile High Golf Open
  • Sep 19, 1955: Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season
  • Sep 20, 1955: Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH
  • Sep 21, 1955: Last allied occupying troops leave Austria
  • Sep 22, 1955: (ITV) Commercial TV begins in England
  • Sep 23, 1955: Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad
  • Sep 24, 1955: Catch a Star closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances
  • Sep 25, 1955: Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ
  • Sep 26, 1955: New York Stock Exchange suffers worst stock prices decline since 1929.
  • Sep 28, 1955: 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV
  • Sep 29, 1955: Sergeant Preston, debuts on CBS
  • Sep 30, 1955: Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.
  • Oct 1, 1955: Honeymooners premieres
  • Oct 2, 1955: Alfred Hitchcock Presents premieres
  • Oct 3, 1955: Captain Kangaroo premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!
  • Oct 4, 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating New York Yankees in 7 (World Series #52).
  • Oct 5, 1955: Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
  • Oct 6, 1955: LSD made illegal in US
  • Oct 7, 1955: Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched
  • Oct 8, 1955: World's most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched.
  • Oct 9, 1955: Betty Jameson wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
  • Oct 11, 1955: All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina
  • Oct 14, 1955: ODECA secretariat inaugurated.
  • Oct 17, 1955: Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel
  • Oct 18, 1955: Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete
  • Oct 20, 1955: No Time for Sergeants opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith
  • Oct 22, 1955: WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • Oct 23, 1955: Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time
  • Oct 25, 1955: Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938
  • Oct 26, 1955: 1st edition of Village Voice (NYC) published
  • Oct 27, 1955: Argentine peso devalued
  • Oct 28, 1955: Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty
  • Oct 29, 1955: Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week
  • Oct 31, 1955: Mgr Alfrink appointed Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Nov 1, 1955: The bombing of United Air Lines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.
  • Nov 2, 1955: Clarton-Schwerdt and Schaffer discover polio virus
  • Nov 3, 1955: 1st virus crystallized
  • Nov 4, 1955: After being totally destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
  • Nov 5, 1955: Montreal Canadien Jean Beliveau scores 2nd fastest hat trick
  • Nov 6, 1955: 11th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch and Country Club - California
  • Nov 7, 1955: Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas.
  • Nov 9, 1955: New Zealand all out for 70 vs. Pakistan at Dacca
  • Nov 10, 1955: Vamp opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 60 performances
  • Nov 12, 1955: 1st West German officers sworn in
  • Nov 13, 1955: Argentine General Pedro Aramburu succeeds E Lonardi as President
  • Nov 15, 1955: Poland andYugoslavia sign trade agreement
  • Nov 16, 1955: Johnny Cash made his 1st chart appearance with Cry Cry Cry
  • Nov 18, 1955: Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight.
  • Nov 19, 1955: KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Nov 20, 1955: Bo Diddley makes his television debut on Ed Sullivan's ''Toast Of The Town'' show for the CBS-TV network.
  • Nov 21, 1955: KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • Nov 23, 1955: British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Island in Indian Ocean to Australia.
  • Nov 25, 1955: Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between US states
  • Nov 26, 1955: Boy Friend closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances
  • Nov 28, 1955: KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting
  • Nov 29, 1955: Turkish government of Menderes resigns
  • Nov 30, 1955: Pipe Dream opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances
  • Dec 1, 1955: Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus
  • Dec 3, 1955: KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • Dec 5, 1955: Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama, by Rosa Parks.
  • Dec 6, 1955: New York psychologist Joyce Brothers wins TV's "$64,000 Question" on boxing.
  • Dec 8, 1955: 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB).
  • Dec 9, 1955: Adnan Menderes of DP forms the new government of Turkey (22nd government)
  • Dec 10, 1955: The Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on television.
  • Dec 14, 1955: Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman / wife as vicar
  • Dec 15, 1955: Jens Olsen's World Clock is started by Danish King Frederick IX and Jens Olsen's youngest grandchild Birgit.
  • Dec 19, 1955: Carl Perkins records Blue Suede Shoes
  • Dec 20, 1955: Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Dec 22, 1955: American cytogeneticist Joe Hin Tjio discovers the correct number of human chromosomes, forty-six.
  • Dec 24, 1955: NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition.
  • Dec 25, 1955: Cleveland Browns win NFL championship
  • Dec 26, 1955: RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV
  • Dec 28, 1955: 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0).
  • Dec 31, 1955: Vamp closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 60 performances
  • Jan 2, 1955: Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.

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What does the year 1955 refer to in the Gregorian calendar?

The year 1955 refers to a specific year in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used internationally. It is the 56th year of the 20th century and the 5th year of the 1950s decade. In the Gregorian calendar, it follows 1954 and precedes 1956.

calendars for year 1955

Can you show me the calendar for the year 1955?

February 1955
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September 1955
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November 1955
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