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1955 Calendar

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•  January 24, 1955 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
•  January 25, 1955 – The Soviet Union ends state of war with Germany.
•  February 8, 1955 – The Government of Sindh abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km²) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
•  April 18, 1955 – 29 nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
•  April 24, 1955 – The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
•  May 25, 1955 – First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Joe Brown and George Band.
•  July 9, 1955 – The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London.
•  November 4, 1955 – After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio.
•  December 20, 1955 – Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.

•  February 6, 1955 – Bruno Stolorz, French rugby coach
•  March 5, 1955 – Julien Dray, French politician
•  March 8, 1955 – Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
•  April 25, 1955 – Américo Gallego, Argentine footballer
•  May 7, 1955 – Ben Poquette, American basketball player
•  August 27, 1955 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
•  October 29, 1955 – Kevin DuBrow, American singer (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)
•  November 23, 1955 – Ludovico Einaudi, Italian composer and pianist
•  November 30, 1955 – Gordon Liu, Chinese actor
•  December 1, 1955 – Pat Spillane, Gaelic footballer