October 1955 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1955: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1955?

Events

01 Oct 1955 Honeymooners premieres
02 Oct 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents premieres
03 Oct 1955 Captain Kangaroo premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!
04 Oct 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating New York Yankees in 7 (World Series #52).
05 Oct 1955 Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
06 Oct 1955 LSD made illegal in US
07 Oct 1955 Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched
08 Oct 1955 World's most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched.
09 Oct 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
11 Oct 1955 All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina
14 Oct 1955 ODECA secretariat inaugurated.
17 Oct 1955 Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel
18 Oct 1955 Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete
20 Oct 1955 No Time for Sergeants opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith
22 Oct 1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
23 Oct 1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time
25 Oct 1955 Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938
26 Oct 1955 1st edition of Village Voice (NYC) published
27 Oct 1955 Argentine peso devalued
28 Oct 1955 Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty
29 Oct 1955 Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week
31 Oct 1955 Mgr Alfrink appointed Archbishop of Utrecht

Famous Birthday

Bill Gates
American computer millionaire, the richest man in the world in the '90s.
Brigitte Lahaie
French radio talk show host, mainstream film actress and former pornographic actress of X-rated films.
Thomas Newman
Actor / Composer (Cape Fear), dies of heart attack at 60.
Yo-Yo Ma
French-American cellist, praised for his extraordinary technique and rich tone.
Tanya Roberts
TV Actress.
Howard Hewett
American pop singer originally with the group "Shalamar" and then going solo in the mid-eighties when his career skyrocketed.
Glynis Barber
South African-English actress.
Victor Pecci
Paraguay -- Tennis star.
Baltasar Garzón
Ante Gotovina
Croatian general.
Martine Mauléon
Véronique Mathieu
Sabine Haudepin
Hippolyte Girardot
French actor known for his roles in "Le Bon Plaisir" directed by Francis Girod and "Un monde sans pitié" directed by Eric Rochant.
Matthias Jabs
German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions).
Caroline Loeb
French singer and actress.
Catherine Hardwicke
Philip Oakey
English singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer (The Human League).
Gale Anne Hurd
Bill Elliott
American race car driver.
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Famous Deaths

John Hodiak
American actor in radio and film who first worked as a radio actor in Chicago before landing a contract with MGM.
Eino Roiha
Composer, dies at 51.
Arne Eggen
Composer, dies at 74.
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov
Composer, dies at 66.
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexican politician (Born 1897).
Sadako Sasaki
Japanese atomic bomb victim (Born 1943).
Jose Ortega y Gasset
Spanish philosopher, social critic and essayist, one of the most influential intellectuals of his time.
O B Clarence
Actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania).
Fumio Hayasaka
Japanese composer (d. 1955).
Iry LeJeune
American accordion player (d. 1955).
Clark Griffith
baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at age 85.
Alexander Papagos
Greek general and politician 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1955).
Theodor Innitzer
Austrian cardinal (Born 1875).
Charles Christie
Canadian-American businessman co-founded the Christie Film Company (d. 1955).
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