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1955 Calendar
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1955 Historical Event(s)
- January 4, 1955 – The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
- January 24, 1955 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
- April 5, 1955 – Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
- June 15, 1955 – The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual “Operation Alert” (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA’s preparations for a nuclear attack.
- July 17, 1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
- July 27, 1955 – The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends.
- October 26, 1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
- November 4, 1955 – After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio.
- December 5, 1955 – E.D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- December 24, 1955 – NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition.
Who Were Born On 1955?
- March 16, 1955 – Bruno Barreto, Brazilian film director
- March 17, 1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American politician, Presidential candidate
- May 5, 1955 – Melinda Culea, American actress
- May 7, 1955 – Ben Poquette, American basketball player
- June 23, 1955 – Pierre Corbeil, Canadian politician
- November 2, 1955 – Thomas Grunenberg, German footballer
- November 6, 1955 – Alton Coleman, American serial killer (d. 2002)
- November 25, 1955 – Connie Palmen, Dutch writer
- November 27, 1955 – Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player
- December 4, 1955 – Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player