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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

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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.

Famous Birthday

  • François Cluzet

    French film and theatre actor, best known in the English-speaking world for starring in the 2006 French film "Tell No One" (directed by...

  • Italian popular singer whose first album, 1983, topped the charts in Italy.

  • American TV reporter and co host of the Evening News Magazine.

  • Canadian sociologist and politician 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment.

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Famous Deaths

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in September 1955?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Moments To Remember
  2. - The Shifting, Whispering Sands Part 1 & 2
  3. - The Shifting, Whispering Sands
  4. - Only You (And You Alone)
  5. - Suddenly There's A Valley

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Rose Marie
  2. - The Man From Laramie
  3. - Learnin' The Blues
  4. - Cool Water
  5. - Blue Star (The Medic Theme)

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

Release year: 1955

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

Country: United States of America

Shree 420

Shree 420

Release year: 1955

Directed by: Raj Kapoor

Starring: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Nadira, Nemo

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Release year: 1955

Starring: Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Release year: 1955

Written by:

Starring: Dick Simmons, Yukon King, Vic Perrin

Country: United States of America

Kings Row

Kings Row

Release year: 1955

Directed by: Sam Wood

Starring: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1955?
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The Dinner Party by Gretchen Finletter

The Dinner Party

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The Dinner Party

The Picnic At Sakkara by P.H. Newby

The Picnic At Sakkara

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The Picnic at Sakkara is a hilarious comedy set in Egypt during the reign of King Farouk. Edgar Perry is a Cairo University lecturer who finds himself in a new world.

Gertrude Lawrence As Mrs. A. by Richard Stoddard Aldrich

Gertrude Lawrence As Mrs. A.

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

The Sane Society by Erich Fromm

The Sane Society

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The Sane Society is an extension and continuation of Erich Fromm's brilliant psychiatric concepts, which he first presented in Escape from Freedom. It is also, in many aspects, a solution to Freud.

The Living Past Of America by Cornelius Vanderbilt

The Living Past Of America

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The Living Past of America. A picture gallery of historic homes and villages that have been restored and preserved. Cornelius Jr.