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1955 Calendar

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•  January 18, 1955 – Battle of Yijiangshan is fought.
•  January 24, 1955 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
•  April 12, 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
•  May 12, 1955 – Nineteen days after bus workers went on strike in Singapore, rioting breaks out and seriously impacts Singapore’s bid for independence.
•  June 14, 1955 – Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
•  July 9, 1955 – The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London.
•  September 22, 1955 – In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time.
•  September 30, 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.
•  October 26, 1955 – After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality.
•  November 19, 1955 – National Review publishes its first issue.

•  March 5, 1955 – Penn Jillette, American magician and comedian
•  April 11, 1955 – Kevin Brady, American politician
•  April 25, 1955 – Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor
•  April 30, 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist
•  June 1, 1955 – Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 58th Yokozuna
•  August 19, 1955 – Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
•  September 23, 1955 – Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer
•  October 18, 1955 – Vanessa Briscoe Hay, American singer and songwriter (Pylon (band), Supercluster)
•  October 25, 1955 – Danny Darwin, American baseball player
•  November 10, 1955 – Jack Clark, American baseball player