March 1955 calendar

Events

• 01 Mar 1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC / NBC) 1st broadcast
• 02 Mar 1955 King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.
• 03 Mar 1955 Elvis Presley appears on television for the first time.
• 05 Mar 1955 WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 06 Mar 1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
• 07 Mar 1955 7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young
• 13 Mar 1955 Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal.
• 14 Mar 1955 Prince Mahemdra becomes king of Nepal.
• 15 Mar 1955 Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses
• 16 Mar 1955 US President Dwight Eisenhower upholds the use of atomic weapons in case of war.
• 17 Mar 1955 The Richard Riot occurs in Montreal.
• 18 Mar 1955 I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan.
• 19 Mar 1955 KXTV of Stockton, California, signs on the air in the United States, being the 100th commercial television station in this country.
• 20 Mar 1955 KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 21 Mar 1955 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece
• 24 Mar 1955 Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens for 694 performances
• 26 Mar 1955 "Ballad of Davy Crockett" becomes the #1 record in US.
• 27 Mar 1955 9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win.
• 30 Mar 1955 27th Academy Awards: On the Waterfront, Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly win.
• 31 Mar 1955 US Assay Office in Seattle, Washington, USA closes.

Famous Birthday

• Bruce Willis

  American actor, a relatively unknown talent when cast in the TV series "Moonlighting" as a suave, wisecracking detective.

• Ornella Muti

  Italian actress debuting at the age of 16.

• Nina Hagen

  German singer, well known in the new wave-punk scene shortly after she made it to the West, 1976.

• Angus Young

  Scottish-Australian musician, a rhythm guitarist with the rock group "AC/DC.

• Invention of the telephone
• Youssra
• Reba McEntire

  Country Singer.

• Gary Sinise

  American actor.

• Daniel Bertoni
• Lena Olin

  Swedish-American actress.

• Mariano Rajoy

  Spanish politician elected to Prime Minister of the country on November 20, 2011.

• Al-Waleed bin Talal
• Julien Dray

  French politician.

• Bernard Laroche

  French homicide suspect, arrested on 5 November 1984 for the murder of his cousin's son, four-year-old Gregory Villemin.

• Penn Jillette

  American magician and raconteur, the larger, louder member of Penn and Teller, a popular Las Vegas illusion and comedy act.

• Marina Sirtis

  English actress.

• Pino Daniele

  Italian singer-songwriter, and guitarist, whose influences covered a wide number of genres, including pop, blues, jazz, and Italian and...

• Oliver von Dohnányi
• Brendan Gleeson

  Movie Actor.

• Dominique Pinon

  French actor and singer.

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Famous Deaths

• Matthew A Henson

  Met Peary on 6 / 4 / 1909 at North Pole, dies at 88.

• Theodor Plievier

  Writer.

• Yung Deva

  King of Nepal (191.

• Mayhew Lake

  Composer, dies at 75.

• Tom Dugan

  Actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66.

• King Tribhuvan

  of Nepal (Born 1906).

• Nicolas de Stael

  French-Russian painter (Born 1914).

• Artur da Silva Bernardes

  President of Brazil (Born 1875).

• Charlie "Bird" Parker

  US jazz saxophonist, dies in New York City, New York at age 34.

• Everard Verachtert

  Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at age 81.

• Antanas Merkys

  Lithuanian politician (Born 1888).

• Sir Alexander Fleming

  Scottish scientist, Nobel laureate (Born 1881).

• Oscar Mayer

  Bavarian-born American meat packer (Born 1859).

• Ivan Subasic

  Kingdom of Yugoslavia prime minister and last ban of Croatia (Born 1892).

• Clémentine

  Princess of Belg, Wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82.

• Charlie Parker

  English cricketer coach and umpire (d. 1959).

• Muriel Aked

  English actress (d. 1955).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Perez Prado and His Orchestra - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
2. Nat King Cole - Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
3. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Ballad Of Davy Crockett
4. Georgia Gibbs - Dance With Me Henry (Wallflower)
5. Johnny Desmond - Play Me Hearts And Flowers (I Wanna Cry)

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Give Me Your Word
2. Ruby Murray - Softly Softly
3. Perez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
4. Nat 'King' Cole - A Blossom Fell
5. Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano