July 1955 calendar
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.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in July 1955?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Les Paul and Mary Ford - Hummingbird
- Fats Domino - Ain't It A Shame
- Bill Haley and His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
- Frank Sinatra - Learnin' The Blues
- Les Baxter & His Orchestra - Unchained Melody
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Jimmy Young - Unchained Melody
- Slim Whitman - Rose Marie
- Alma Cogan - Dreamboat
- Frankie Laine With The Mellomen - Cool Water
- Al Hibbler - Unchained Melody
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in July 1955?
Officers And Gentlemen
By: Evelyn Waugh
This volume is the second in the trilogy 'Sword of Honor. The trilogy also includes 'Men at Arms and 'The End of the Battle.
The Power Of Positive Thinking
By: Norman Vincent Peale
With more than five million copies printed, The Power of Positive Thinking is an international bestseller. It has helped millions of people around the globe to find fulfillment through Dr.
From My Experience
By: Louis Bromfield
The book From My Experience is filled with stimulating ideas that will interest anyone who wants to understand or understand land, people, animals, plants, their relationships to science, economics, and the environment.
Gift From The Sea
By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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.
