1955 34851 224909761 2008-07-10T23:22:10Z 65.3.135.112 /* May-June */ {{year nav|1955}} {{C20YearInTopicX}} Year '''1955''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCMLV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] (link displays the 1955 [[Gregorian calendar]]). {{C20YearTOC|1955|||World population}} {{-}} [[Image:Marian Anderson.jpg|thumb|120px|right| [[January 7|Jan. 7]]: [[Marian Anderson]] at the [[Metropolitan Opera|Met]]]] == Events of 1955 == ===January=== <!-- Link dates even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> *[[January 2]] - [[José Antonio Remón Cantera]], president of [[Panama]], is assassinated at a racetrack in [[Panama City]]. *[[January 7]] - [[Marian Anderson]] is the first [[African American]] singer to perform at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in [[New York City]]. *[[January 18]] - [[Battle of Yijiangshan]] started in [[China]]. Fighting lasted until [[January 20]] with a [[Communist]] victory. *[[January 22]] - Pentagon announces plan to develop [[ICBM]]s ([[intercontinental ballistic missile]]s) armed with [[nuclear weapon]]s. *[[January 23]] - The [[Sutton Coldfield rail crash]]. *[[January 25]] - The [[Presidium of the Supreme Soviet]] of the [[Soviet Union]] announces end of the war between the USSR and [[Germany]], which began during [[World War II]] in [[1937]]. Until then, despite the end of World War II, the USSR was formally at war with Germany. *[[January 28]] - The [[United States Congress]] authorizes President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] to use force to protect [[Taiwan|Formosa]] from the [[People's Republic of China]]. [[Image:Minuteman3launch.jpg|thumb|120px|right| [[January 22]]: [[ICBM]] ]] ===February=== *[[February 10]] - The [[seventh fleet]] of the [[United States Navy]] helped the [[Republic of China]] evacuate [[Chinese Nationalist]] army and residents from [[Tachen Islands]] to [[Taiwan]]. *[[February 12]] - [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] sends the first U.S. advisors to [[South Vietnam]]. *[[February 16]] - Nearly 100 die in fire at a home for the elderly in [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]] *[[February 22]] - In Chicago's Democratic primary, Mayor [[Martin H. Kennelly]] loses to the head of the Cook County Democratic Party, [[Richard J. Daley]], 364,839 to 264,775 [[Image:Bill Haley and the Comets1956.jpg|thumb|120px|right| [[March 20]]: [[Bill Haley]].]] ===March=== *[[March 5]] - [[WBBJ]] signs on the air in the [[United States]] as [[WDXI]]. *[[March 7]] - The [[1954]] [[Peter Pan (2054 musical)|Broadway musical]] version of ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'', starring [[Mary Martin]], is presented on television for the first time by [[NBC]] - also the first time that a stage musical is presented in its entirety on TV exactly as performed on stage. The program gains the largest viewership of a TV special up to that time, and becomes one of the first great television classics. *[[March 17]] - The [[Richard Riot]] occurs in [[Montreal]]. *[[March 19]] - [[KXTV]] signs on the air in the [[United States]] *[[March 20]] - ''[[Blackboard Jungle]]'' opens in movie theaters featuring the song [[Rock Around the Clock]] by [[Bill Haley]] and his Comets, thus propelling [[Rock and Roll]] as a musical genre. Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to the song. ===April=== *[[April 5]] - **[[Winston Churchill]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. **[[Richard J. Daley]] defeats Robert Merrian to become mayor of Chicago by a vote of 708,222 to 581,555. *[[April 6]] - [[Anthony Eden]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. *[[April 11]] - The [[Taiwan]]ese [[Kuomintang]] sabotaged the "[[Kashmir Princess]]", killing 16 but fails to assassinate People's Republic of China leader [[Zhou Enlai]]. *[[April 12]] - The Salk [[polio vaccine]] is introduced. *[[April 15]] - [[Ray Kroc]] opens a [[McDonald's]] [[fast food restaurant]]; it is the company's ninth since it was founded in 1940, but Kroc would later take over the company and oversee its worldwide expansion. *[[April 16]] - The [[Burma-Japanese peace treaty]] signed in [[Rangoon]] on [[November 5]], [[1954]] comes into force, formally ending the state of war. *[[April 17]] - [[Imre Nagy]], [[Premier]] of [[Hungary]], is ousted for being too moderate. [[Image:McDonald's Tampa 1979 05 02.JPG|thumb|120px|right| [[April 15]]: [[McDonald's]] ]] ===May=== *[[May 5]] - [[West Germany]] becomes a sovereign state. *[[May 9]] - West Germany joins the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO). *[[May 11]] - [[Japan]]ese ferry [[Shiun Maru]] sinks off of [[Takamatsu]], [[Shikoku]]. 168 are killed. *[[May 14]] - Eight [[communist]] bloc countries, including the [[Soviet Union]], sign a mutual defence treaty called the [[Warsaw Pact]]. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Le Mans 1955 start.jpg|thumb|120px|right| [[June 11]]: [[1955 Le Mans disaster|Le Mans]].]] --> ===June=== * [[June 7]] - ''[[The $64,000 Question]]'' premieres on [[CBS]] television, with [[Hal Marks]] as the host. * [[June 11]] - Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an [[Austin-Healey]] and a [[Mercedes-Benz]] collide in the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]]. * [[June 13]] - [[Mir Mine]], the first [[diamond]] mine of the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], is discovered. * [[June 16]] - [[Lady and the Tramp]], [[Walt Disney]]'s fifteenth animated feature film, debuts in [[U.S.]] movie theaters. ===July=== [[Image:SleepingBeautyCastle50th.JPG|thumb|120px|right| [[July 17]]: [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] opens.]] *[[July 7]] - The [[New Zealand Special Air Service]] was formed. *[[July 13]] - [[Ruth Ellis]] (b. [[1926]]) is [[hanged]] for murder in [[London]] - the last woman ever to be executed in the [[United Kingdom]]. *[[July 17]] - [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] opens, in [[Anaheim, California]]. *[[July 18]] **The first atomic-generated electrical power is sold commercially. **Illinois's Governor [[William Stratton]] signs Loyalty Oath Act that mandates all public employees take a loyalty oath or lose their jobs. **Beginning of Geneva Summit between US, USSR, UK, and France. *[[July 19]] - [[Eesti Televisioon|Estonian Television (ETV)]] begins broadcasting. *[[July 23]] - Geneva Summit between US, USSR, UK, and France ends. *[[July 27]] - [[El Al]] Airlines [[El Al Flight 402|Flight 402]] from Vienna to Tel Aviv-Yafo via Istanbul shot down over [[Bulgaria]]. All passengers and crew aboard the [[Lockheed Constellation]] were killed. *[[July 28]] - The first [[Interlingua]] congress in Tours, France, leads to the founding of the [[Union Mundial pro Interlingua]]. ===August=== [[Image:Diane 1955 track.png|thumb|120px|right| [[August 19|Aug.19]] [[Hurricane Diane|Diane]]]] *[[August 19]] - [[Hurricane Diane]] hits the northeast [[United States]], killing 200 and causing over $1 billion in damage. *[[August 20]] - Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in [[Morocco]] and [[Algeria]]. *[[August 22]] - 11 schoolchildren were killed, when their school bus was hit by a freight train, in [[Spring City, Tennessee]]. *[[August 25]] - The last [[Soviet]] forces leave [[Austria]]. *[[August 27]] - The first copy of a Guinness World Records book was printed and sold. *[[August 28]] - [[Emmett Till]] is killed in [[Money, Mississippi]] ===September=== *[[September 6]] - [[Istanbul Pogrom]]: [[Istanbul]]'s [[Greeks|Greek]] [[minority]] is the target of a government-sponsored [[pogrom]]. *[[September 10]] - ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' debuts on [[CBS]]. *[[September 15]] - [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s ''[[Lolita]]'' is published in Paris by [[Olympia Press]]. *[[September 19]] **[[President of Argentina]] [[Juan Peron]] is ousted in a military coup. **Hurricane Hilda kills 200 in Mexico. *[[September 22]] - Independent (Commercial) Television begins broadcasting in UK . [[Image:Porsche-550-spyder.jpg|thumb|150px|right| [[September 30|Sept.30]]: [[James Dean]].]] *[[September 24]] - U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] suffers [[coronary thrombosis]] while on vacation in [[Denver]]. *[[September 30]] - Actor [[James Dean]] is killed when his [[Porsche 550 Spyder]] collides with another automobile near [[Cholame, California]]. ===October=== *[[October 3]] - The Mickey Mouse Club premiers on TV. *[[October 4]] - The Reverend [[Sun Myung Moon]] is released from prison in [[Seoul]], [[Korea]]. *[[October 20]] **First film footage of [[Elvis Presley]] in a planned film short about Cleveland disc jockey [[Bill Randle]] **[[Cardiff]] is proclaimed as the capital city of [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom]] *[[October 26]] - After the last [[Allied]] troops have left the country and following the provisions of the [[Austrian Independence Treaty]], Austria declares its [[neutral country|permanent neutrality]]. *[[October 26]] - [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] proclaims [[Vietnam]] a republic with himself as president. ===November=== [[Image:LocationAustria.svg|thumb|120px|right| [[October 26|Oct.26]]: [[Austria]] free.]] *[[November 1]] - Time bomb explodes aboard a [[United Airlines]] [[DC-6]] killing 44 above [[Longmont, Colorado]]. *[[November 3]] - 5 and a half mile Rimutaka Railway tunnel opens in New Zealand *[[November 5]] - Racial segregation is forbidden on trains and buses in US [[interstate commerce]]. *[[November 12]] - The [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon ''[[Roman-Legion Hare]]'' debuts in the USA. *[[November 20]] - [[Bo Diddley]] makes his TV debut on [[Ed Sullivan]]'s ''Toast Of The Town'' show for [[CBS]]. *[[November 23]] - The [[Cocos Islands]] are transferred from the control of the [[United Kingdom]] to [[Australia]]. *[[November 29]] - [[Fred Phelps]] establishes the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], an anti-gay hate group, in Topeka, Kansas. ===December=== [[Image:Tappan Zee Bridge.JPG|thumb|120px|right| [[December 14|Dec. 14]]: [[Tappan Zee Bridge]] opens.]] *[[December 1]] - [[Rosa Parks]] is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, and the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|national civil rights movement]] begins. *[[December 5]] **The [[American Federation of Labor]] and the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] merge to become the [[AFL-CIO]]. **The [[Montgomery Improvement Association]] is formed in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] by [[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and other Black ministers to coordinate a Black boycott of city buses. *[[December 14]] **[[Tappan Zee Bridge]] in [[New York]] opens to traffic. **[[Bulgaria]] [[Enlargement of the United Nations|joins]] the [[United Nations]]. *[[December 22]] - [[Joe Hin Tjio]] discovers correct number of human [[chromosomes]]. *[[December 31]] - [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] becomes the first American corporation to make over [[United States dollars|USD]] $1 billion in a year. *70&nbsp;mm film is introduced with ''[[Oklahoma! (1955 film)|Oklahoma!]]''. ===Undated=== *[[Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach Airport]] (Flughafen Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach) is founded. ===Ongoing=== * [[Malayan Emergency]] (1948-1960) * [[Marshall Plan]] * [[Mau Mau Uprising]] (1952-1960) ===World population=== *[[World population]]: 2,755,823,000 : - [[Africa]]: 246,746,000 : - [[Asia]]: 1,541,947,000 : - [[Europe]]: 575,184,000 : - [[Latin-America]]: 190,797,000 : - [[Northern America]]: 186,884,000 : - [[Oceania]]: 14,265,000 {{-}}<!-- split before next section --> ==Births== {{Year in other calendars|japanese=[[Shōwa]] 30}} ===January-February=== *[[January 1]] - [[Mario Andreacchio]], Australian film director *[[January 2]] - [[Tex Brashear]], American voice actor *[[January 6]] - [[Rowan Atkinson]], English comedian and actor *[[January 12]] - [[Rockne O'Bannon]], American writer and television producer *[[January 13]] - [[Jay McInerney]], American writer *[[January 15]] - [[Nigel Benson]], British author and illustrator *[[January 17]] - [[Steve Earle]], American musician *[[January 18]] - [[Kevin Costner]], American actor *[[January 19]] - [[Simon Rattle]], English conductor *[[January 20]] - [[Joe Doherty]], [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] member *[[January 25]] - [[Terry Chimes]], British drummer ([[The Clash]]) *[[January 26]] - [[Edward Van Halen|Eddie Van Halen]], Dutch-born musician *[[January 27]] **[[John G. Roberts|John Roberts]], [[Chief Justice of the United States]] **[[Alexander Stuart (The War Zone)|Alexander Stuart]], British author *[[January 28]] - [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], [[President of the French Republic|President of France]] * [[February 3]] **[[Stephen Euin Cobb]], American novelist **[[Kirsty Wark]], Scottish television presenter * [[February 6]] - [[Michael Pollan]], American journalist * [[February 7]] - [[Miguel Ferrer]], American actor * [[February 8]] - [[John Grisham]], American novelist * [[February 10]] **[[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]], British professional wrestler and judoka (d. [[2001]]) **[[Greg Norman]], Australian golfer * [[February 12]] - [[Arsenio Hall]], American actor and talk show host * [[February 15]] - [[Christopher McDonald]], American actor * [[February 16]] - [[Hunt Block]], American actor * [[February 17]] - [[Mo Yan]], Chinese writer, author of [[Red Sorghum]] (novel) * [[February 19]] - [[Jeff Daniels (actor)|Jeff Daniels]], American actor * [[February 20]] - [[Kelsey Grammer]], American actor * [[February 23]] **[[Tom Bodett]], American voice actor, radio personality, and writer **[[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]], English musician **[[Flip Saunders]], American basketball coach * [[February 24]] **[[Alain Prost]], French race car driver **[[Steve Jobs]], American computer pioneer ===March-April=== *[[March 4]] - [[Dominique Pinon]], French actor *[[March 5]] - [[Penn Jillette]], American magician and comedian *[[March 6]] - [[Alberta Watson]], Canadian actress *[[March 7]] - [[Tommy Kramer]], American football player *[[March 8]] - [[Don Ashby]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. [[30 May]], [[1981]]) *[[March 10]] - [[Youssra]], Egyptian actress and singer *[[March 11]] - [[Nina Hagen]], German pop star *[[March 15]] - [[Dee Snider]], American singer *[[March 16]] **[[Jiro Watanabe]], Japanese boxer **[[Bruno Barreto]], Brazilian film director *[[March 17]] - [[Gary Sinise]], American actor *[[March 18]] - [[Guillermo Dávila]], Venezuelan actor and singer *[[March 19]] - [[Bruce Willis]], American actor *[[March 22]] **[[Pete Sessions]], American politician **[[Valdis Zatlers]], president of Latvia *[[March 23]] - [[Moses Malone]], American basketball player *[[March 26]] - [[Danny Arndt]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[March 28]] **[[John Alderdice]], Irish politician **[[Reba McEntire]], American singer and actress *[[March 29]] **[[Earl Campbell]], American football player **[[Brendan Gleeson]], Irish actor *[[March 30]] - [[Paul Reiser]], American actor *[[March 31]] - [[Angus Young]], Scottish-born guitarist ([[AC/DC]]) *[[April 1]] - [[Gregg Jarrett]], American lawyer turned journalist * [[April 5]] **[[Akira Toriyama]], Japanese manga artist **[[Janice Long]], British radio disc jockey * [[April 6]] **[[Michael Rooker]], American actor **[[Janet Ellis]], children's TV presenter * [[April 7]] - [[Werner Stocker (actor)|Werner Stocker]], German actor (d. [[1993]]) * [[April 8]] **[[Barbara Kingsolver]], American fiction writer **[[Kane Hodder]], American actor * [[April 9]] **[[Kate Heyhoe]], American food writer * [[April 11]] - [[Kevin Brady]], American politician * [[April 13]] - [[Steve Camp]], American musician * [[April 15]] - [[Dodi Al-Fayed]], Egyptian businessman (d. [[1997]]) * [[April 16]] - Grand Duke [[Henri of Luxembourg]] * [[April 20]] - [[Seema Mustafa]], Journalist and Indian Politician * [[April 21]] - [[Ebiet G Ade]], Indonesian singer and songwriter * [[April 23]] - [[Tony Miles]], English chess player (d. [[2001]]) * [[April 24]] - [[John de Mol]], Dutch media tycoon * [[April 25]] **[[John Nunn]], [[England|English]] [[chess]] player and [[mathematician]] **[[Parviz Parastui]], Iranian actor * [[April 29]] **[[Kate Mulgrew]], American actress **[[Wendee Lee]], American voice actress ===May-June=== *[[May 1]] **[[Nick Feldman]], English musician **[[Ray Buttigieg]], Maltese composer and poet *[[May 2]] **[[Dave Winer]], American software pioneer **[[Willie Miller]], Scottish footballer *[[May 3]] - [[David Hookes]], Australian cricketer (d. [[2004]]) *[[May 4]] - [[Robert Ellis Orrall]], American singer *[[May 6]] - [[Tom Bergeron]], American television host *[[May 7]] - [[Kevin Reed]], American Presbyterian author, theologian and publisher. *[[May 9]] - [[Anne-Sofie von Otter]], Swedish mezzo-soprano *[[May 10]] **[[Chris Berman]], American sports broadcaster **[[Mark David Chapman]], American assassin of [[John Lennon]] *[[May 16]] **[[Olga Korbut]], Russian gymnast **[[Jack Morris]], baseball player **[[Hazel O'Connor]], British singer **[[Debra Winger]], American actress *[[May 17]] - [[Bill Paxton]], American actor *[[May 18]] - [[Chow Yun-Fat]], Hong Kong actor *[[May 19]] - [[James Gosling]], Canadian software engineer *[[May 20]] - [[Zbigniew Preisner]], Polish film composer *[[May 21]] **[[Paul Barber (field hockey player)|Paul Barber]], British field hockey player **[[Stan Lynch]], American drummer, songwriter, and producer *[[May 22]] **[[Dale Winton]], English radio DJ and television presenter **[[Jimmy Lyon]], American guitarist **[[Chalmers "Spanky" Alford]], American jazz guitarist (d. 2008) *[[May 24]] **[[Rosanne Cash]], American entertainer **[[Rumiko Ukai]], Jpanese voice actress *[[May 26]] **[[Masaharu Morimoto]], Japanese chef **[[Doris Dorrie|Doris Dörrie]], German actress and screenplay writer *[[May 28]] - [[John McGeoch]], Scottish musician ([[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] and [[Public Image Ltd.]]) (d. [[2004]]) *[[May 29]] - [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], American who attempted to assassinate U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] *[[May 30]] - [[Topper Headon]], British drummer ([[The Clash]]) *[[May 31]] - [[Tommy Emmanuel]], Australian Guitarist, CGP *[[June 1]] - [[Ralph Morse (actor)]], British actor, singer, and writer of historical dramas * [[June 2]] **[[Dana Carvey]], American actor and comedian **[[Michael Steele]], bassist for The Bangles * [[June 5]] - [[Fernando Borrego Linares]], Cuban singer and songwriter, Also known as Polo Montañez. * [[June 6]] - [[Sandra Bernhard]], American comedian, actress, author and singer * [[June 7]] - [[Tim Richmond]], American race car driver (d. [[1989]]) * [[June 8]] - [[Tim Berners-Lee]], English inventor of the World Wide Web * [[June 10]] - [[Andrew Stevens]]. American actor and film producer * [[June 13]] - [[Larry Mike Garmon]], American author * [[June 14]] - [[Paul O'Grady]], English talk show host and comedian * [[June 16]] - [[Laurie Metcalf]], American actress * [[June 20]] - [[Tor Norretranders]], Danish author * [[June 21]] - [[Michel Platini]], French football player * [[June 22]] **[[Glenn Danzig]], American singer and founder of [[The Misfits]], [[Samhain]] and [[Danzig]] **[[Green Gartside]], Welsh singer songwriter * [[June 23]] - [[Alan J. Gow]], motorsport executive * [[June 21]] - [[Tim Bray]], Canadian computer programmer * [[June 24]] - [[Chidvilasananda|Gurumayi Chidvilasananda]], head of [[Siddha Yoga]] * [[June 26]] - [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], British guitarist ([[The Clash]] and [[Big Audio Dynamite]]) * [[June 27]] - [[Isabelle Adjani]], French actress * [[June 30]] - [[David Alan Grier]], American actor and comedian ===July-August=== * [[July 1]] **[[Sanma Akashiya]], Japanese comedian and actor **[[Lisa Scottoline]], American novelist * [[July 8]] **[[Mihaela Mitrache]], Romanian actress * [[July 9]] **[[Fred Norris]], American radio personality **[[Jimmy Smits]], American actor * [[July 18]] - [[Bernd Fasching]], Austrian painter and sculptor * [[July 21]] - [[Howie Epstein]], American musician and producer (d. [[2003]]) * [[July 27]] - [[Allan Border]], Australian cricket player *[[August 2]] - [[Caleb Carr]], American writer *[[August 4]] - [[Billy Bob Thornton]], American actor *[[August 7]] - [[Vladimir Sorokin]], Russian writer *[[August 8]] - [[Diddú]] (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), Icelandic soprano and songwriter *[[August 9]] - [[Doug Williams]], American football quarterback *[[August 19]] - [[Peter Gallagher]], American actor *[[August 24]] - [[Mike Huckabee]], former Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate *[[August 27]] - [[Laura Fygi]], Dutch singer *[[August 30]] - David Hefner, son of [[Hugh Hefner]] *[[August 31]] - [[Edwin Moses]], American athlete ===September-October=== * [[September 1]] - [[Bruce Foxton]], English musician * [[September 2]] - [[Robert Duncan]], American astrophysicist * [[September 3]] - [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], English guitarist (Sex Pistols) * [[September 7]] - [[Efim Zelmanov]], Russian mathematician * [[September 9]] - [[John Kricfalusi]], Canadian cartoonist * [[September 10]] - [[Pat Mastelotto]], American musician * [[September 12]] - [[Peter Scolari]], American actor * [[September 15]] - [[Željka Antunović]], Croatian politician * [[September 16]] - [[Robin Yount]], baseball player * [[September 17]] - [[Charles Martinet]], American voice-actor * [[September 19]] - [[Richard Burmer]], American composer, sound designer, and musician (d. [[2006]]) * [[September 21]] - [[Richard Hieb]], American astronaut * [[September 23]] - [[Don Graham]], American journalist * [[September 25]] - [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]], German football player * [[September 28]] - [[Stéphane Dion]], Canadian politician *[[October 7]] - [[Yo-Yo Ma]], French-born Chinese cellist *[[October 13]] - [[Sergei Shepelev]], Russian ice hockey player *[[October 15]] - [[Kulbir Bhaura]], British field hockey player *[[October 18]] - [[Timmy Mallett]], British television presenter *[[October 21]] - [[Rich Mullins]], American musician (d. [[1997]]) *[[October 28]] **[[Bill Gates]], American software entrepreneur **[[Indra Nooyi]], CEO *[[October 29]] - [[Kevin DuBrow]], American Musician (d. [[2007]]) ===November-December=== * [[November 2]] - [[Chris Burnett]], American saxophone player, composer, veteran of US military jazz bands and band leader * [[November 3]] - [[Phil Simms]], American football player * [[November 4]] - [[Matti Vanhanen]], [[Prime Minister of Finland]] * [[November 5]] - [[Karan Thapar]], Indian Journalist, Political Analyst & Commentator * [[November 6]] - [[Maria Shriver]], American journalist * [[November 7]] - [[Detlef Ultsch]], German judo athlete * [[November 9]] - [[Karen Dotrice]], English actress * [[November 11]] - [[Jigme Singye Wangchuk]], [[King of Bhutan]] * [[November 13]] - [[Whoopi Goldberg]], American actress and comedienne * [[November 20]] - [[Ray Ozzie]], Chief Software Architect * [[November 21]] - [[Kyle Gann]], American composer and music critic * [[November 23]] - [[Steven Brust]], American author * [[November 24]] - [[Ian Botham]], British cricketer * [[November 27]] - [[Bill Nye]], American science presenter * [[November 29]] - [[Howie Mandel]], Canadian actor * [[November 30]] **[[Kevin Conroy]], American voice actor **[[Billy Idol]], British singer **[[Gordon Liu]], Chinese actor *[[December 3]] - [[Steven Culp]], American actor *[[December 4]] - [[Maurizio Bianchi]], Italian musician *[[December 7]] - [[Priscilla Barnes]], American actress *[[December 8]] - [[Ian Greig]], English cricketer *[[December 12]] - [[Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki]], Greek politician and businesswoman *[[December 15]] - [[Paul Simonon]], British bassist ([[The Clash]]) *[[December 17]] - [[Brad Davis (basketball)|Brad Davis]], American basketball player *[[December 16]] - [[Rob Levin]], founder of the [[freenode]] [[IRC]] network *[[December 18]] - [[Ray Liotta]], American actor *[[December 21]] - [[Jane Kaczmarek]], American actress *[[December 23]] - [[Carol Ann Duffy]], British poet *[[December 24]] - [[Clarence Gilyard]], American actor *[[December 27]] - [[Barbara Olson]], American television commentator (d. [[2001]]) ==Deaths== ===January-June=== *[[January 1]] - [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar]], Indian scientist (b. [[1894]]) *[[January 2]] - [[Jose Antonio Remon]], [[President of Panama]] (assassinated) (b. [[1908]]) *[[January 6]] - [[Yevgeny Tarle]], Soviet historian (b. [[1874]]) *[[January 15]] - [[Yves Tanguy]], French painter (b. [[1900]]) *[[January 18]] - [[August Duesenberg]], automobile manufacturer (b. [[1879]]) *[[January 21]] - [[Archie Hahn]], American athlete (b. [[1880]]) *[[January 24]] - [[Ira Hayes]], U.S. Marine (b. [[1923]]) *[[January 29]] - [[Hans Hedtoft]], Prime Minister of Denmark (b. [[1903]]) *[[January 31]] - [[John Mott]], American YMCA leader, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1865]]) *[[February 12]] - [[Thomas J. Moore|Tom Moore]], Irish-American film actor (b. [[1883]]) *[[March 11]] - Sir [[Alexander Fleming]], Scottish scientist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (b. [[1881]]) *[[March 12]] - [[Charlie Parker]], American saxophonist (b. [[1920]]) *[[March 23]] - [[Artur da Silva Bernardes]], President of Brazil (b. [[1875]]) *[[April 7]] - [[Theda Bara]], American film actress (b. [[1885]]) *[[April 18]] - [[Albert Einstein]], German-born physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1879]]) *[[May 4]] - [[Georges Enescu]], Romanian composer (b. [[1881]]) *[[May 10]] **<!-- May 10-->[[Tommy Burns (boxer)|Tommy Burns]], American boxer (b. [[1881]]) **<!-- May 10-->[[John Radecki]], Australian stained glass artist (b. [[1865]]) *[[May 11]] - [[Gilbert Laird Jessop|Gilbert Jessop]], English cricketer (b. [[1874]]) *[[May 16]] - [[James Agee]], American writer (b. [[1909]]) *[[May 18]] - [[Mary McLeod Bethune]], American educator (b. [[1875]]) *[[May 26]] - [[Alberto Ascari]], Italian race car driver (b. [[1918]]) *[[June 5]] - [[Pattillo Higgins]], American oil pioneer and businessman (b. [[1863]]) *[[June 19]] - [[Adrienne Monnier]], French poet (b. [[1892]]) *[[June 24]] - [[Carlos Gardel]], Argentine singer (b. [[1890]]) *[[June 25]] - [[Vito Corleone]], Italian-American Mob Boss (b. 1891) ===July-December=== *[[July 3]] - [[Beatrice Chase]], British writer (b. [[1874]]) *[[July 23]] - [[Cordell Hull]], [[United States Secretary of State]], recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1871]]) *[[August 2]] - [[Wallace Stevens]], American poet (b. [[1879]]) *[[August 5]] - [[Carmen Miranda]], Portuguese singer and actress (b. [[1909]]) *[[August 12]] - [[Thomas Mann]], German writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1875]]) *[[August 12]] - [[James B. Sumner]], American chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1887]]) *[[August 13]] - [[Florence Easton]], English opera soprano (b. [[1882]]) *[[August 28]] - [[Emmett Till]], American murder victim (b. [[1941]]) *[[September 24]] - [[Ib Schønberg]], Danish actor (b. [[1902]]) *[[September 30]] - [[James Dean]], American actor (automobile accident) (b. [[1931]])[[Image:Porsche-550-spyder.jpg|thumb|150px|right| [[September 30|Sept.30]]: [[James Dean]].]] *[[October 1]] - [[Charles Christie]], American film studio owner (b. [[1880]]) *[[October 9]] - [[Theodor Cardinal Innitzer]], Catholic Archbishop of Vienna (b. [[1875]]) *[[October 18]] - [[José Ortega y Gasset]], Spanish philosopher (b. [[1883]]) *[[November 4]] - [[Cy Young]], baseball player (b. [[1867]]) *[[November 5]] - [[Maurice Utrillo]], French artist (b. [[1882]]) *[[November 12]] - [[Alfréd Hajós]], Hungarian swimmer (b. [[1878]]) *[[November 22]] - [[Shemp Howard]], American actor and comedian (b. [[1895]]) *[[November 27]] - [[Arthur Honegger]], French-born Swiss composer (b. [[1892]]) *[[December 6]] - [[Honus Wagner]], baseball player (b. [[1874]]) *[[December 13]] - [[Egas Moniz]], Portuguese neurologist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (b. [[1874]]) *[[December 21]] - [[Garegin Njdeh]], Armenian statesman (b. [[1886]]) *[[December 25]] - [[Elizabeth Harrison]], daughter of President [[Benjamin Harrison]] and [[Mary Dimmick Harrison]] (b. [[1897]]) *[[December 25]] - [[Thomas J. Preston, Jr.]], professor of [[Archeology]] at [[Princeton University]]; he married [[Frances Cleveland]], widow of President [[Grover Cleveland]] (b. [[1862]]) *[[December 27]] - [[Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter]], English soldier (b. [[1881]]) ==Nobel prizes== * [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] - [[Willis Eugene Lamb]], [[Polykarp Kusch]] * [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] - [[Vincent du Vigneaud]] * [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]]- [[Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell]] * [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] - [[Halldor Laxness|Halldór Kiljan Laxness]] * [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] - not awarded ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{commonscat}} ==External links== *[http://www.coinpage.com/1955-pictures.html 1955 Coin Pictures] ==Table of contents== __TOC__ [[Category:1955| ]] [[af:1955]] [[am:1955 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:1955]] [[an:1955]] [[frp:1955]] [[ast:1955]] [[av:1955]] [[az:1955]] [[bn:১৯৫৫]] [[zh-min-nan:1955 nî]] [[map-bms:1955]] [[be:1955]] [[be-x-old:1955]] [[bh:१९५५]] [[bs:1955]] [[br:1955]] [[bg:1955]] [[ca:1955]] [[cv:1955]] [[cs:1955]] [[co:1955]] [[cy:1955]] [[da:1955]] [[de:1955]] [[et:1955]] [[el:1955]] [[es:1955]] [[eo:1955]] [[eu:1955]] [[fa:۱۹۵۵ (میلادی)]] [[fo:1955]] [[hif:1955]] [[fr:1955]] [[fy:1955]] [[ga:1955]] [[gan:1955年]] [[gv:1955]] [[gd:1955]] [[gl:1955]] [[ko:1955년]] [[hy:1955]] [[hi:1955]] [[hr:1955.]] [[io:1955]] [[ilo:1955]] [[bpy:মারি ১৯৫৫]] [[id:1955]] [[ia:1955]] [[ie:1955]] [[os:1955]] [[is:1955]] [[it:1955]] [[he:1955]] [[jv:1955]] [[pam:1955]] [[kn:೧೯೫೫]] [[ka:1955]] [[csb:1955]] [[kk:1955]] [[kw:1955]] [[sw:1955]] [[ht:1955 (almanak gregoryen)]] [[ku:1955]] [[la:1955]] [[lv:1955]] [[lb:1955]] [[lt:1955 m.]] [[lij:1955]] [[lmo:1955]] [[hu:1955]] [[mk:1955]] [[mi:1955]] [[mr:इ.स. १९५५]] [[ms:1955]] [[nah:1955]] [[nl:1955]] [[ja:1955年]] [[nap:1955]] [[no:1955]] [[nn:1955]] [[nrm:1955]] [[nov:1955]] [[oc:1955]] [[uz:1955]] [[pa:੧੯੫੫]] [[pi:१९५५]] [[nds:1955]] [[pl:1955]] [[pt:1955]] [[ty:1955]] [[ksh:Joohr 1955]] [[ro:1955]] [[ru:1955 год]] [[se:1955]] [[sq:1955]] [[scn:1955]] [[simple:1955]] [[sk:1955]] [[sl:1955]] [[sr:1955]] [[sh:1955]] [[su:1955]] [[fi:1955]] [[sv:1955]] [[tl:1955]] [[ta:1955]] [[tt:1955]] [[te:1955]] [[tet:1955]] [[th:พ.ศ. 2498]] [[vi:1955]] [[tr:1955]] [[tk:1955]] [[uk:1955]] [[vec:1955]] [[wa:1955]] [[vls:1955]] [[yo:1955]] [[zh-yue:1955年]] [[cbk-zam:1955]] [[bat-smg:1955]] [[zh:1955年]]