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Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1955 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1955 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art See also 1954 in art, other 1955 events, 1956 in art, List of years in art. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1955: Events February February 26 - George F The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1955 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events The Group, a British poetry movement starts meeting in London with gatherings taking place once a week on Friday evenings at first Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called "Operation TNT See also 1954 in country music, 1955 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in country music and the List of years in Country Music Events January events January - The Nashville Chattanooga and St The year 1955 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1955 in Science and Technology included many events some of which are listed below || 4 February 1955, 2155 GMT || Viking 9 ||LC-33 White Sands || Martin / US Navy || Viking 12 || NRL || Athletics Marathon March 19 &ndash Pan American Games Marathon, Mexico City Mexico The year 1955 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1955. See also 1954 in Australia, other events of 1955, 1956 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1954 in Canada, other events of 1955, 1956 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1954 in India, other events of 1955, 1956 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. This article list notable things that happened in Ireland in 1955. Events March - First General Elections in Malaya. Alliance Party (Parti Perikatan won 51 parliament seats of 52 Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 2164800 Increase since 31/12/1954 46400 (2 See also 1954 in Pakistan other events of 1955, 1956 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1954 in South Africa, other events of 1955, 1956 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden Conservative Party The Native Land Husbandry Act was passed in 1951 Morgan Tsvangirai, the head of the Movement for Democratic Change, was born in Gutu, Masvingo Province Sovereign States A - Kingdom of Afghanistan Albania - People's Republic of Albania 1954 state leaders - Events of 1955 - 1956 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- 1954 religious leaders - Events of 1955 - 1956 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

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Events of 1955 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . -  World population Births Deaths Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1955

January

• January 2 - José Antonio Remón Cantera, president of Panama, is assassinated at a racetrack in Panama City. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marian Anderson (February 27 1897 – April 8 1993 was an American The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. José Antonio Remón Cantera ( 1908 - 2 January, 1955) was president of Panama from 1 October 1952 until his murder &mdash Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama.
• January 7 - Marian Anderson is the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marian Anderson (February 27 1897 – April 8 1993 was an American African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. The City of New York
• January 18 - Battle of Yijiangshan started in China. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Battle of Yijiangshan Islands (一江山島戰役 was a conflict between forces of the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army of the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Fighting lasted until January 20 with a Communist victory. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
• January 22 - Pentagon announces plan to develop ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) armed with nuclear weapons. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• January 23 - The Sutton Coldfield rail crash. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The Sutton Coldfield train crash took place at about 1613 on 23 January 1955 in Sutton Coldfield, a town now within the City of Birmingham,
• 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. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ( Президиум Верховного Совета in Russian, or Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta was a Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Formosa from the People's Republic of China. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

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. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Dachen Archipelago or Dachen Islands or Taizhou Islands ( formerly known as Tachen Islands is an archipelago of Jiaojiang District of Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• February 12 - US President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the first U. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general S. advisors to South Vietnam. "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• 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

March

• March 5 - WBBJ signs on the air in the United States as WDXI. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a WBBJ-TV (channel 7 is the ABC television affiliate located in Jackson Tennessee. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• March 7 - The 1954 Broadway musical version of 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. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel (respectively which tell the well-known story of Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Tony Award -winning star of stage film The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's 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. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The Richard Riot was a Riot that occurred on March 17, 1955 in Montreal Quebec. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec
• 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. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. KXTV, channel 10 is an ABC affiliate in Sacramento California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school For the movie named after the song see Rock Around the Clock (film. This article is specifically about the singer For detailed information about his rock and roll group see Bill Haley & His Comets. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to the song.

April

• April 1 - EOKA starts the armed struggle aiming to the incorporation of Cyprus to Greece. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
• April 5 -
  • Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
  • Richard J. Daley defeats Robert Merrian to become mayor of Chicago by a vote of 708,222 to 581,555. Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago
• April 6 - Anthony Eden becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 &ndash 14 January 1977 was a British Conservative Politician The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• April 11 - The Taiwanese Kuomintang sabotaged the "Kashmir Princess", killing 16 but fails to assassinate People's Republic of China leader Zhou Enlai. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Kashmir Princess was a Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft owned by Air India which exploded in midair and crashed into the Pacific Ocean Zhou Enlai ( (5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976 was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from 1949 until his death in January 1976
• April 12 - The Salk polio vaccine is introduced. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Two polio Vaccines are used throughout the world to combat Poliomyelitis (or polio
• 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. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Raymond Albert Kroc ( October 5, 1902 - January 14, 1984) took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and A fast food restaurant, sometimes known as a quick service restaurant or QSR, is a specific type of Restaurant characterized both by its Fast food
• April 16 - The Burma-Japanese peace treaty signed in Rangoon on November 5, 1954 comes into force, formally ending the state of war. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is the largest city and a former capital of Burma. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
• April 17 - Imre Nagy, Premier of Hungary, is ousted for being too moderate. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Imre Nagy ( June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic

May

• May 5 - West Germany becomes a sovereign state. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (
• May 9 - West Germany joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The North Atlantic Treaty
• May 11 - Japanese ferry Shiun Maru sinks off of Takamatsu, Shikoku. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government is the smallest (225 km long and between 50 and 150 km wide and least populous (4141955 as of 2005 of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū 168 are killed.
• May 14 - Eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defence treaty called the Warsaw Pact. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was an organization of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe.

June

• June 7 - The $64,000 Question premieres on CBS television, with Hal Marks as the host. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The $64000 Question was a popular United States Television Game show from 1955 to 1958 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.
• 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. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Austin-Healey is a defunct British sports car maker The marque was established through a joint venture arrangement set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans when a racing car involved in an accident flew into the crowd killing the driver ( Pierre Levegh
• June 13 - Mir Mine, the first diamond mine of the USSR, is discovered. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Mir Mine (Кимберлитовая алмазная трубка "Мир" English Kimberlite Diamond pipe "Peace" is an abandoned open In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• June 16 - Lady and the Tramp, Walt Disney's fifteenth animated feature film, debuts in U.S. movie theaters. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney, and originally released to theaters on June 22, 1955 by Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

July

• July 13 - Ruth Ellis (b. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Ruth Ellis ( October 9 1927 — July 13 1955) was a British Murderess who was the last woman to receive the Death penalty 1926) is hanged for murder in London - the last woman ever to be executed in the United Kingdom. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• July 17 - Disneyland opens, in Anaheim, California. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Disneyland, marketed as the happiest place on Earth, is an American Theme park in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt
• July 18
  • The first atomic-generated electrical power is sold commercially. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
  • Illinois's Governor William Stratton signs Loyalty Oath Act that mandates all public employees take a loyalty oath or lose their jobs. William Grant Stratton ( February 26, 1914 &ndash March 2, 2001) known as "Billy the Kid" was the Republican Governor
  • Beginning of Geneva Summit between US, USSR, UK, and France.
• July 19 - Estonian Television (ETV) begins broadcasting. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Eesti Televisioon ( ETV) is the national public Television station of Estonia.
• July 23 - Geneva Summit between US, USSR, UK, and France ends. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France.
• July 27 - El Al Airlines Flight 402 from Vienna to Tel Aviv-Yafo via Istanbul shot down over Bulgaria. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. El Al (אל על skyward) ( TASE: ELAL is the National airline of Israel. El Al Flight 402, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation pressurized four-engine Propliner, registered 4X-AKC was an international passenger flight The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian All passengers and crew aboard the Lockheed Constellation were killed. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• July 28 - The first Interlingua congress in Tours, France, leads to the founding of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Interlingua is an International auxiliary language (IAL developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA The Union Mundial Pro Interlingua (World Interlingua Union or UMI, is a global organization that promotes Interlingua, an International auxiliary

August

• August 19 - Hurricane Diane hits the northeast United States, killing 200 and causing over $1 billion in damage. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Hurricane Diane was one of three Hurricanes to hit North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Hurricane Diane was one of three Hurricanes to hit North Carolina during the 1955 Atlantic hurricane season. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• August 20 - Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• August 22 - 11 schoolchildren were killed, when their school bus was hit by a freight train, in Spring City, Tennessee. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Spring City is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States.
• August 25 - The last Soviet forces leave Austria. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
• August 27 - The first copy of a Guinness World Records book was printed and sold. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan
• August 28 - Emmett Till is killed in Money, Mississippi

September

• September 6 - Istanbul Pogrom: Istanbul's Greek minority is the target of a government-sponsored pogrom. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till ( July 25 1941 August 28 1955) was a black fourteen year old from Chicago, Illinois Money is an unincorporated Mississippi Delta community in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, near Greenwood. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The Istanbul Pogrom (also known as Istanbul Riots; Σεπτεμβριανά (Events of September 6–7 Eylül Olayları (Events of September 6–7 was a Pogrom Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions A pogrom is a form of Riot directed against a particular group whether ethnic religious or other and characterized by destruction of their Homes Businesses
• September 10 - Gunsmoke debuts on CBS. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.
• September 15 - Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is published in Paris by Olympia Press. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. This page is about the novelist For his father the politician see Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. Lolita (1955 is a Novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first written in English and published in 1955 in Paris, later translated by the author Olympia Press was a Paris -based Publisher, launched in 1953 by Maurice Girodias as a rebadged version of the Obelisk Press he inherited from
• September 19
  • President of Argentina Juan Peron is ousted in a military coup. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina
  • Hurricane Hilda kills 200 in Mexico.
• September 22 - Independent (Commercial) Television begins broadcasting in UK . Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians

• September 24 - U. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffers coronary thrombosis while on vacation in Denver. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Coronary thrombosis is a form of Thrombosis affecting the Coronary circulation. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States
• September 30 - Actor James Dean is killed when his Porsche 550 Spyder collides with another automobile near Cholame, California. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film The Porsche 550 was a Sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956 Cholame California is an Unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County California, USA

October

• October 3 - The Mickey Mouse Club premiers on TV. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
• October 4 - The Reverend Sun Myung Moon is released from prison in Seoul, Korea. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Sun Myung Moon (born January 6 1920) is the Korean founder and leader of the world-wide Unification Church and of the larger Unification Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• 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 permanent neutrality. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Bill Randle ( March 14, 1923 - July 9, 2004) was an American Disc Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The Austrian State Treaty (Österreichischer Staatsvertrag or Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state For other uses of Neutral and Neutrality see Neutral A neutral country takes no side in a War between other parties
• October 26 - Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as president. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

November

• November 1 - Time bomb explodes aboard a United Airlines DC-6 killing 44 above Longmont, Colorado. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Longmont is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder and Weld counties in the U
• 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. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, known as the Commerce Clause, states that Congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign
• November 12 - The Bugs Bunny cartoon Roman-Legion Hare debuts in the USA. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Roman Legion-Hare is a Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster.
• November 20 - Bo Diddley makes his TV debut on Ed Sullivan's Toast Of The Town show for CBS. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.
• November 23 - The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to Australia. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• November 29 - Fred Phelps establishes the Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay hate group, in Topeka, Kansas. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Fred Waldron Phelps Sr (born November 13 1929 is an The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC is a church headed by Fred Phelps and based in Topeka Kansas, United States.

December

• December 1 - Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, and the national civil rights movement begins. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4 1913 – October 24 2005 was an African American Civil rights activist whom the U The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African
• December 5
  • The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge to become the AFL-CIO. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, proposed by John L American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of
  • 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. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA was formed on December 5 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery Alabama. Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader
• December 14
  • Tappan Zee Bridge in New York opens to traffic. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge, almost always referred to as the Tappan Zee Bridge, or simply the Tappan Zee, is a Cantilever bridge New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
  • Bulgaria joins the United Nations. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian This article is about the enlargement of the United Nations (UN — a list of its member states sorted in chronological order according to their dates of admission The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• December 22 - Joe Hin Tjio discovers correct number of human chromosomes. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Joe Hin Tjio (1916 - 2001 was a Cytogeneticist who is renowned because he was the first person to recognize the normal number of human Chromosomes This epochal event A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and Protein that is found in cells.
• December 31 - General Motors becomes the first American corporation to make over USD $1 billion in a year. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• 70 mm film is introduced with Oklahoma!. The 1943 musical play Oklahoma!, written by Composer Richard Rodgers and Lyricist / Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II

Undated

• Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach Airport (Flughafen Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach) is founded. Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach Airport (Flughafen Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach is an Airport near Düsseldorf.

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

Births

1955 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1955 MCMLV
Ab urbe condita	2708
Armenian calendar	1404 ԹՎ ՌՆԴ
Bahá'í calendar	111 – 112
Berber calendar	2905
Buddhist calendar	2499
Burmese calendar	1317
Chinese calendar	4591/4651-12-8 (甲午年十二月初八日) — to — 4592/4652-11-18 (乙未年十一月十八日)
Coptic calendar	1671 – 1672
Ethiopian calendar	1947 – 1948
Hebrew calendar	5715 – 5716
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2010 – 2011
- Shaka Samvat	1877 – 1878
- Kali Yuga	5056 – 5057
Holocene calendar	11955
Iranian calendar	1333 – 1334
Islamic calendar	1374 – 1375
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 30 (昭和30年)
Korean calendar	4288
Thai solar calendar	2498
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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 - Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-born musician
• January 27
  • John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States
  • Alexander Stuart, British author
• January 28 - Nicolas Sarkozy, 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, British professional wrestler and judoka (d. The Malayan Emergency was a State of emergency declared by the British colonial government of Malaya in 1948 and lifted in 1960 as well as an insurrection and The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Mario Andreacchio (born January 1, 1955) is an Australian film director Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Tex Brashear (born 2 January, 1955) is a Voice actor, who after a career in Radio in Texas, Arizona and Los Angeles Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Rockne S O'Bannon (born January 12, 1955) is a television producer and writer Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks John Barrett McInerney Jr (born January 13, 1955 in Hartford Connecticut) (ˈmækənɝni is an American Writer. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Nigel C Benson (born January 15, 1955) is a British author and illustrator Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Stephen 'Steve' Fain Earle (ɝl is an American Singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and Country music, as well as his political views Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Joe Doherty (b 20 January 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Terry Chimes (born 25 January 1955, Stepney, London) was the original Drummer of Punk rock For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26 1955 is a Dutch Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and producer Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. John Glover Roberts Jr (born January 27 1955) is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States. The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U Alexander Stuart is a British -born Los Angeles -based Novelist and Screenwriter. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Stephen Euin Cobb (born February 3, 1955) is a US Science fiction Author, futurist and the host of the award-winning Kirsteen Anne Wark (born 3 February, 1955) is a Scottish Journalist and Television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Michael Pollan (born February 6, 1955) is an American author columnist activist and professor of Journalism and director of the Knight Program in Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Miguel José Ferrer (born February 7, 1955) is a Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor, who is often typecast Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead This article is about the Wrestler, for the Cricketer, see Christopher Adams (cricketer Christopher Adams ( February 10 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, American actor
• February 20 - Kelsey Grammer, American actor
• February 23
  • Tom Bodett, American voice actor, radio personality, and writer
  • 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. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Career outline Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia to Merv and Toini Norman Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Arsenio Hall (born February 12 1955 in Cleveland Ohio) is an African-American Actor, Comedian, and former Talk show host Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Christopher McDonald (born February 15 1955) is an American Actor. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Hunt Block (born February 16 1953 in Glen Burnie Maryland) is an American actor Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Mo Yan ( (born February 17, 1955) is a modern Chinese author described as "one of the most famous oft-banned and widely pirated Red Sorghum ( is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working on a Distillery for sorghum liquor. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American Actor, musician and playwright Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21 1955) is an American Actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Tom Bodett (pronounced "Boh-DETT" born February 23, 1955 in Champaign Illinois) is an American Author, Voice actor Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones, 23 February 1955) is an English Singer and Songwriter who gained acclaim in Philip "Flip" Saunders (born February 23 1955, in Cleveland Ohio, United States) is an American Basketball coach who last Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE (born 24 February 1955 is a French racing driver Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955 is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French Actor whose most famous roles have been in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American Comedian, Illusionist, juggler and Writer known Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Faith Susan Alberta Watson (born March 6, 1955 or 1956) is a Canadian movie and Television series actress known Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Thomas Francis Kramer (born March 7, 1955 in San Antonio Texas) is an American former professional football player who was a Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Donald Allan Ashby ( March 8, 1955 - May 30, 1981) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey centre who played 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 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, German actor (d. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Youssra ( Arabic:يسرا is an Egyptian actress and singer She was born Civene Nassim on March 10, 1955 in Cairo, Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Nina Hagen (born Catharina Hagen on March 11, 1955) is a singer from Berlin, Germany. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15 1955) is an American Musician, radio personality, and Actor. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king is a Japanese former boxer who was considered by many along with Yoko Gushiken, to be one of the two best world champions to come out of Japan Bruno Barreto (born March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian Film director born in Rio de Janeiro. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Guillermo Dávila (born 18 march 1955, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan Actor and Singer who has acted in many Telenovelas Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Peter Anderson "Pete" Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is a Politician from the state of Texas. Valdis Zatlers (born March 22, 1955) is the 7th and current president of Latvia. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23 1955 in Petersburg Virginia) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA Basketball player who Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Danny Arndt (b March 26, 1955 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a former professional Ice hockey left wing Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. John Thomas Alderdice Baron Alderdice (b March 28, 1955) is a Northern Ireland politician Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29 1955 is a former professional American Football Running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955 is an Irish Actor who has starred in many high profile Irish American and British films Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1957) is an American Stand-up comedian, Actor, Author and Writer. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955 is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-founder of the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop born on April 5 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan, is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of Janice Long (born April 5, 1955, Liverpool, United Kingdom) is an English Radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American Actor, known for playing the title role in Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer Janet Ellis (born 16 September 1955) is a television presenter and former actress who appeared on BBC children's television during the 1980s Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Werner Stocker (b April 7, 1955 in Flintsbach am Inn, Bavaria, Germany -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. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American Writer. Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955) is an American Actor and stuntman. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Katherine Evelyn Heyhoe (born April 9, 1955 in Los Angeles California is an American editor and author Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is a Republican Politician from the state of Texas. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Steve Camp (born April 13, 1955) is a prominent American Dove Award -nominated Contemporary Christian music artist with an adult Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed ( Arabic عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد) ( April 15, 1955 &ndash 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. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Childhood and education Grand Duke Henri has four siblings Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria (b Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Seema Mustafa (b 20 April 1955 is an Indian Journalist. She is the former Political Editor and Delhi Bureau Chief of The Asian Age Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Ebiet G Ade (born 21 April 1954) is an Indonesian singer and Songwriter close to the suppressed society Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Anthony John Miles ( 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, Birmingham &ndash 12 November 2001 in Harborne, Birmingham 2001)
• April 24 - John de Mol, Dutch media tycoon
• April 25
  • John Nunn, 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. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to For his son the actor see Johnny de Mol. Johannes "John" Hendrikus Hubert de Mol (born April 24, 1955 in Hilversum Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. John Denis Martin Nunn (born April 25, 1955 in London) is one of England 's strongest Chess players and once belonged to the world's England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics. Parviz Parastui (also spelt Parviz Parastooee,, born 25 April 1955 in Hamedan, Iran) is one of the greatest Iranian actors Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Katherine Kiernan "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29 1955 is a American Actress, most famous for her roles as Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope Wendee Lee (born April 29, 1955 in Los Angeles CA) is a prolific American voice actress. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Nick Feldman (born Nicholas Laurence Feldman on 1 May 1955) is an English musician who is best known for forming the popular 1980s British Ray Buttigieg is a Poet and Musician born on Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese Islands on May 1, 1955. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Dave Winer (born May 2, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American software developer and entrepreneur in William Ferguson Miller, MBE (born May 2, 1955 in Glasgow) is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João David William Hookes (3 May 1955&ndash19 January 2004 was an Australian Cricketer broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team 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. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Robert Ellis Orrall (born May 4 1955 in Winthrop Massachusetts) is an American singer songwriter and record producer Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill Massachusetts) is an American Television personality and Game show host, best Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Kevin Bruce Reed (born May 7, 1955) is an 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, 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. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Christopher ("Boomer" James Berman (born May 10, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American sportscaster Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth Texas) is the man who murdered English musician and activist John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Olga Valentinovna Korbut ( Belarusian: Вольга Валянцінаўна Корбут, Volha Valancinaŭna Korbut; Russian: Ольга John Scott "Jack" Morris (born May 16, 1955, in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Hazel O'Connor (born 16 May 1955) is a British Singer-songwriter and actress originating from Coventry. Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. William "Bill" Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Chow Yun-Fat SBS ( born May 18, 1955) is a Chinese Actor. He is one of the most famous actors in Asia and a Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and James A Gosling OC, PhD (born May 19, 1955 near Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a famous Software developer Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Zbigniew Preisner (ˈzbigɲɛf ˈpɾajsnɛɾ (born May 20, 1955 in Bielsko-Biała as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is one of Poland 's Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Paul Jason Barber (born May 21, 1955 in Peterborough Cambridgeshire) is a former Field hockey player who won the gold medal with the Stanley "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American Songwriter and Record producer. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Dale Winton, (born May 22 1955 in London) is an English radio DJ and Television presenter. Jimmy Lyon (born' James Douglas Lyon' on May 22, 1955) is an American rock Guitarist. Chalmers "Spanky" Alford (b May 22, 1955 - d March 24, 2008) was a three time Grammy winning American jazz Guitarist 2008)
• May 24
  • Rosanne Cash, American entertainer
  • Rumiko Ukai, Jpanese voice actress
• May 26
  • Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese chef
  • Doris Dörrie, German actress and screenplay writer
• May 28 - John McGeoch, Scottish musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees and Public Image Ltd.) (d. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter and occasional Author, who is known for is a Seiyū born on May 24, 1955. She is best known for voicing Frau Bow in the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place is a well-known Japanese chef best-known as the third Iron Chef Japanese on the TV cooking show Iron Chef, and an Iron Chef on its spinoff Iron Chef America Doris Dörrie (born 26 May 1955 in Hannover) is a German film director and producer, and Author. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling John Alexander McGeoch, (28 May 1955 &ndash 4 March 2004 was a Scottish guitarist who played with some of the biggest bands of the Post-punk era including Magazine Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Public Image Ltd ( PiL) were an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, Guitarist Keith Levene 2004)
• May 29 - John Hinckley, Jr., American who attempted to assassinate U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the John Warnock Hinckley Jr (born May 29 1955) is a United States citizen 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 6 - Sandra Bernhard, American comedian, actress, author and singer
• June 7 - Tim Richmond, American race car driver (d. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Nicholas Bowen "Topper" Headon (born 30 May 1955, Bromley, Kent, England) known as 'Topper' (because of his resemblance For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Tommy Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian Guitarist, best known for his incredibly complex Fingerpicking style energetic Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Dr Ralph Morse (born June 1 1955) is an English actor singer teacher guitarist and writer of historically-based Dramas Biography Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an Emmy -award winning American Comedian and Actor known for his work on Michael Steele may refer to Michael S Steele (born 1958 chairman of GOPAC and former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Michael Steele (musician Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Sandra Bernhard (born June 6 1955) is a Jewish Comedian, Singer, Actress and Author. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Tim Richmond ( June 7, 1955 - August 13, 1989) was an American NASCAR Race car driver 1989)
• June 8 - Tim Berners-Lee, English inventor of the World Wide Web
• June 10 - Andrew Stevens. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Andrew Stevens (born Herman Andrew Stephens on June 10 1955, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American Actor and Film producer 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 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 - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, head of Siddha Yoga
• June 26 - 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. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Larry Mike Garmon is the Author of several young adult mysteries and thrillers as well as Children's poetry and adult horror Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Paul James O'Grady MBE (born 14 June 1955 Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Lauren Ophelia "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16 1955 is an American three-time Emmy Award -winning Actress. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Tor Nørretranders (born June 20, 1955) is a Danish Author of Popular science. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur The Misfits are an American Samhain (ˈsaʊn or /ˈsɑːwɪn/ Irish /ˈsˠaunʲ/ from the Old Irish samain) is the word for November in a few Gaelic languages Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Green Gartside (born Paul Julian Strohmeyer, 22 June 1955, Cardiff, Wales) is the primary force behind Scritti Politti Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Alan James Gow (born 1955-06-23) is currently the Series Director and Administrator of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Timothy William Bray is a Canadian software developer and entrepreneur Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Swami Chidvilasananda the monastic name of Malti Shetty ( Mumbai, India, June 24 1955) is the current Guru of the Siddha Yoga lineage Siddha Yoga is a New religious movement that is based in part on the Hindu spiritual traditions of Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism It has Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones (born 26 June 1955 was the lead Guitarist and a vocalist of the British Punk rock band The For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were a British musical group formed in 1984 by the Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Isabelle Yasmine Adjani, (born 27 June 1955 is a four-time César Award -winning and two-time Academy Award -nominated French film actress and singer Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American Actor and Comedian known for his work on the Sketch comedy television "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. is a Japanese TV Comedian and Actor. His real name is and he is a member of Yoshimoto Corporation. Lisa Scottoline (born July 1, 1955) is a popular American author of Legal thrillers. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Mihaela Mitrache / Mitraki (b July 8, 1955, Bucharest - Romania - d Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Eric Fred Norris (born Fred Leo Nukis; July 9 1955) is an American Radio personality, Comedy writer, Musician Jimmy Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actor. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Bernd Fasching (born July 18, 1955 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian painter and sculptor Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Howard Norman Epstein ( July 21, 1955 - February 23, 2003) was a musician best known for his work with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 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, 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. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Allan Robert Border, AO (born 27 July 1955 is a former Australian Cricket captain Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and military historian Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Vladimir Georgievich Sorokin (Владимир Георгиевич Сорокин (born August 7, 1955 in Bykovo Moscow Oblast Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir (ˈsɪɣrun ˈçaulmt(ʰisˌtouhtɪr (born 8 August 1955) better known as Diddú (ˈtɪtu is an Icelandic Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus There are several people named Doug Williams, including Doug Williams (American football (born 1955 the Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe - and SAG -winning American Actor, Musician Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24 1955 is a former Republican governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and a political Commentator Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9 1926 is an American Magazine Publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Bruce Foxton (born 1 September 1955, Woking, Surrey) is an English Rock and roll Musician who is best remembered Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Robert Duncan may refer to Robert Duncan (poet (1919&ndash1988 U Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Stephen Phillip Jones (born 3 September, 1955 in Shepherds Bush, London) is an English rock Guitarist Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Efim Isaakovich Zelmanov (Ефим Исаакович Зельманов born 7 September 1955) is a Mathematician, known for his work on combinatorial Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian John Kricfalusi (pron "Kris-falusi" (born Michael John Kricfalusi) better known as John K Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Pat Mastelotto (born Lee Patrick Mastelotto, 10 September 1955, Chico, California) is a rock Drummer who has Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle New York) is an American Television, Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Željka Antunović (born September 15, 1955) is a Croatian Centre-left politician and the deputy president of Social Democratic Party of Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Robin R Yount (jɔnt born September 16, 1955 in Danville Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Charles Martinet (born September 17 1955, in San Jose California) is a Voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Mario, Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Richard S Burmer (born September 19, 1955 in Owosso, Michigan - died September 9, 2006 in Saginaw, Michigan 2006)
• September 21 - Richard Hieb, American astronaut
• September 23 - Don Graham, American journalist
• 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. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955) is a NASA Astronaut and a veteran of three Space shuttle missions Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Donald E Graham (born April 22, 1945) is Chief executive officer and Chairman of the board of The Washington Post Company. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Stéphane Maurice Dion PC not change it to "Liberal"! --> MP Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma " Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees SergeiShepelev (born October 13, 1955 in Nizhny Tagil, Russia) is a retired Ice hockey player who played in the SovietHockey League Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Kulbir Singh Bhaura (born October 15, 1955 in Jullundur, Punjab, India) is a former field hockey player who was a member of Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Timmy Mallett (born on 18 October, 1955, Marple, Cheshire, England) is a TV presenter and broadcaster who achieved Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Richard Wayne Mullins ( October 21, 1955 &ndash September 19, 1997) was an American Christian music Singer and 1997)
• October 28
  • Bill Gates, American software entrepreneur
  • Indra Nooyi, CEO
• October 29 - Kevin DuBrow, American Musician (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi (born October 28, 1955 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is the chairwoman and chief executive officer of Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Kevin DuBrow ( October 29, 1955 &ndash c November 19, 2007) was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist 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, 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. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Chris Burnett (born Christopher LeRoy Burnett on November 2, 1955) is an American Saxophone player Composer, Veteran of US military Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3 1955 in Lebanon Kentucky) is a former American football Quarterback, and currently a Television Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Matti Taneli Vanhanen ( (born November 4 1955) is the current Prime Minister of Finland, as well as Chairman of the Centre Party. The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Karaṇ Thāpar ( Hindi: करन थापर born on 5th November, 1955 in Srinagar, India, is one of India's noted television Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Maria Owings Shriver ( born November 6 1955 is an award-winning American journalist a prolific author and First Lady of California. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Detlef Ultsch (born November 7, 1955) is a former East German Judoka He was born in Sonneberg / Thuringia. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Karen Dotrice (born 9 November 1955 is a British actress known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney 's feature film adaptation Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Jigme Singye Wangchuck (born November 11, 1955) was the fourth Dragon King (Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan from 1972 to 2006 Bhutan was founded and unified as a country by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the mid-1600s Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Ray Ozzie (born November 20, 1955) is Chief Software Architect at Microsoft. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Kyle Eugene Gann (born November 21, 1955) is an American Composer and music critic born in Dallas, Texas. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Steven Karl Zoltán Brust (born November 23, 1955) is an American Fantasy and Science fiction author of Hungarian Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont William Sanford Nye (born November 27 1955 in Washington DC) also known as " Bill Nye the Science Guy," is an American Comedian, Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian Stand-up comedian, Television host, and Actor. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American Actor of stage, Screen and voice, best known for his portrayal Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Gordon Liu (劉家輝 Lau Kar-Fai Liu Jia Hui formerly spelled Liu Chia-Hui born Xian Qixi born November 30, 1955) is a Chinese Martial arts Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Steven Bradford Culp (born December 3, 1955) is an American Actor. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Maurizio Bianchi ( December 4 1955 in Pomponesco in the Province of Mantua) is an Italian pioneer of Noise music, originating from Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Priscilla Barnes (born December 7, 1952 or 1955 is an American Actress known for replacing Suzanne Somers ( Jenilee Harrison Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Ian Alexander Greig (born December 8, 1955, Queenstown, South Africa) is a former English Cricketer who played in 2 Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Gianna Daskalaki on December 12, 1955 in Heraklion, Crete) is a Greek politician and business Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Paul Gustave Simonon (born 15 December 1955 is an English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for Punk rock band The Clash. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Bradley Ernest Davis (born December 17, 1955 in Rochester Pennsylvania) is a retired American Basketball player who spent the bulk Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Robert Levin ( December 16 1955 – September 16, 2006) also known as lilo, was the founder of the Freenode IRC freenode, formerly known as Open Projects Network, is a popular IRC network used to discuss peer-directed projects Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Raymond Liotta (born December 18, 1954) is an Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor, best known Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Jane Frances Kaczmarek (born December 21, 1955, in Greendale Wisconsin) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Carol Ann Duffy (born December 23, 1955) is a British Poet, Playwright and Freelance Writer born in Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr (born December 24, 1955) is an American Actor who has featured in movies and television since 1980 Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Barbara Olson ( December 27, 1955 &ndash September 11, 2001) was a conservative American 2001)

Deaths

January-June

• January 1 - Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian scientist (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Sir Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, OBE, FRS ( February 21 1894 – January 1 1955) was a well-known Indian 1894)
• January 2 - Jose Antonio Remon, President of Panama (assassinated) (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. José Antonio Remón Cantera ( 1908 - 2 January, 1955) was president of Panama from 1 October 1952 until his murder &mdash List of the Presidents of Panama (1840-Present This page lists presidents of Panama since both independences in 1840 and in 1903 1908)
• January 6 - Yevgeny Tarle, Soviet historian (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Yevgeny Viktorovich Tarle (Евгений Викторович Тарле ( in Kiev &ndash 6 January 1955 in Moscow) was a Soviet 1874)
• January 15 - Yves Tanguy, French painter (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy ( January 5, 1900 &ndash January 15, 1955) was a Surrealist painter 1900)
• January 18 - August Duesenberg, automobile manufacturer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor August Samuel Duesenberg ( 12 December, 1879 &ndash 18 January, 1955) was a German-American Automobile pioneer Manufacturer 1879)
• January 21 - Archie Hahn, American athlete (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Charles Archibald "Archie" Hahn ( September 14, 1880 &ndash January 21, 1955) was a German-American athlete, 1880)
• January 24 - Ira Hayes, U. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Biography The son of Joe E and Nancy W Hayes Ira Hayes was born on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Sacaton Arizona S. Marine (b. 1923)
• January 29 - Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Hans Hedtoft Hansen ( April 21, 1903 – January 29, 1955) was Prime Minister of Denmark from 13 November 1903)
• January 31 - John Mott, American YMCA leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes John Raleigh Mott ( May 25, 1865 &ndash January 31, 1955) was a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student Christian The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1865)
• February 12 - Tom Moore, Irish-American film actor (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Thomas J Moore ( May 1, 1883 - February 12, 1955) was an actor in the United States born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath 1883)
• March 11 - Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 &ndash 11 March 1955 was a Scottish Biologist and Pharmacologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1881)
• March 12 - Charlie Parker, American saxophonist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 1920)
• March 23 - Artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Artur da Silva Bernardes ( August 8, 1875 - March 23, 1955) was a Brazilian politician in the early 20th century 1875)
• April 7 - Theda Bara, American film actress (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Theda Bara was the stage name and later legal name of Theodosia Burr Goodman ( July 29, 1885 – April 13, 1955) an American 1885)
• April 18 - Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1879)
• May 4 - Georges Enescu, Romanian composer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: /'ʤěorʤe e'nesku/ known in France as Georges Enesco) ( August 19 1881, Liveni &ndash 1881)
• May 10
  • Tommy Burns, American boxer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Tommy Burns ( June 17, 1881 &ndash May 10, 1955) born Noah Brusso, was a Canadian world heavyweight champion 1881)
  • John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Radecki (also known as Jan Radecki (1865 - 1955 was a master Stained glass artist working in Australia, considered to be the finest such artist of his time 1865)
• May 11 - Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Gilbert Laird Jessop ( May 19, 1874, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – May 11, 1955, Fordington, Dorset 1874)
• May 16 - James Agee, American writer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. James Rufus Agee (November 27 1909 &ndash May 16 1955 was an American Novelist, Journalist, Poet 1909)
• May 18 - Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10 1875--May 18 1955 was an educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for black students in Daytona Beach Florida that 1875)
• May 26 - Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Alberto Ascari ( July 13, 1918 &ndash May 26, 1955) was an Italian Racing driver and twice Formula One 1918)
• June 5 - Pattillo Higgins, American oil pioneer and businessman (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Pattillo Higgins (December 5 1863 - June 5 1955 was a businessman as well as a self-taught Geologist. 1863)
• June 19 - Adrienne Monnier, French poet (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Adrienne Monnier ( April 26, 1892 - June 19, 1955) was a French Poet, Bookseller and Publisher and 1892)
• June 24 - Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Carlos Gardel ( 11 December 1887 /1890 1 - 24 June 1935 Medellín, Colombia) is 1890)
• June 25 - Vito Corleone, Italian-American Mob Boss (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Vito Andolini "The Godfather" Corleone (December 7 1891 - August 14 1955 is a Fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather 1891)

July-December

• July 3 - Beatrice Chase, British writer (b. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Beatrice Chase is the pen name for a British writer who became well known for her Dartmoor -based novels during the first half of the 20th century 1874)
• July 23 - Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1871)
• August 2 - Wallace Stevens, American poet (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Wallace Stevens ( October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was a major American Modernist Poet. 1879)
• August 5 - Carmen Miranda, Portuguese singer and actress (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Carmen Miranda, pron. 'kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ (February 9 1909 – August 5 1955 birth name Maria do Carmo 1909)
• August 12 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Paul Thomas Mann ( June The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1875)
• August 12 - James B. Sumner, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid James Batcheller Sumner ( November 19, 1887 &ndash August 12, 1955) was an American Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1887)
• August 13 - Florence Easton, English opera soprano (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> For the Victorian era British Operatic Soprano of the same 1882)
• August 28 - Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till ( July 25 1941 August 28 1955) was a black fourteen year old from Chicago, Illinois 1941)
• September 24 - Ib Schønberg, Danish actor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Ib Christian Albert von Cotta Schønberg ( October 23, 1902 – September 24, 1955) was a Danish Film Actor 1902)
• September 30 - James Dean, American actor (automobile accident) (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film 1931)
  

  Sept.30: James Dean. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film
• October 1 - Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Charles H V Christie ( April 13, 1880 &ndash October 1, 1955) was a motion picture studio owner 1880)
• October 9 - Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Catholic Archbishop of Vienna (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Theodor Cardinal Innitzer ( December 25, 1875 &ndash October 9, 1955) was Archbishop of Vienna and a cardinal of the 1875)
• October 18 - José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid José Ortega y Gasset ( May 9, 1883 - October 18, 1955) was a Spanish philosopher. 1883)
• November 4 - Cy Young, baseball player (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league 1867)
• November 5 - Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, ( 26 December 1883 - 5 November 1955) was a French painter who specialized 1882)
• November 12 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Alfréd Hajós ( February 1, 1878 &ndash November 12, 1955) was an Hungarian swimmer and architect. 1878)
• November 22 - Shemp Howard, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert 1895)
• November 27 - Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Arthur Honegger (March 10 1892 &ndash November 27 1955 was a Swiss Composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. 1892)
• December 6 - Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman 1874)
• December 13 - Egas Moniz, Portuguese neurologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life António Caetano de Abreu Freire EGAS MONIZ ('ɛgɐʃ mu'niʃ ( November 29, 1874 &ndash December 13, 1955 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1874)
• December 21 - Garegin Njdeh, Armenian statesman (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Garegin Njdeh or Garegin Ter-Harutiunian, Garegin Nzhdeh (Գարեգին Նժդեհ ( 1 January 1886, Nakhijevan &ndash 21 December 1886)
• December 25 - Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison and Mary Dimmick Harrison (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Elizabeth Harrison ( February 21 1897, Indianapolis Indiana – December 25 1955, New York City) was the third of three Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 Mary Dimmick Harrison ( April 30, 1858 &ndash January 5, 1948) was the second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin 1897)
• December 25 - Thomas J. Preston, Jr., professor of Archeology at Princeton University; he married Frances Cleveland, widow of President Grover Cleveland (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Thomas Jex Preston Jr ( October 26, 1862 in Hastings on Hudson New York - December 25, 1955 in South Orange New Jersey Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Frances Cornelia Cleveland (née Folsom later Preston (July 21 1864 &ndash October 29 1947 wife of the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. 1862)
• December 27 - Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, English soldier (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter VC (17 September 1881 - 27 December 1955 (VC Croix de Guerre and Legion d'Honneur (France was an English 1881)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Willis Eugene Lamb, Polykarp Kusch
• Chemistry - Vincent du Vigneaud
• Physiology or Medicine- Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell
• Literature - Halldór Kiljan Laxness
• Peace - not awarded

Notes

External links

• 1955 Coin Pictures

Table of contents

Contents 1 Events of 1955 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 1.15 World population 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January-June 3.2 July-December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Notes 6 External links 7 Table of contents

Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Willis Eugene Lamb Jr ( July 12, 1913 &ndash May 15, 2008) was a Physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in Polykarp Kusch ( January 26, 1911 &ndash March 20, 1993) was a German-American physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Vincent du Vigneaud ( May 18, 1901 &ndash December 11, 1978) was an American Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell ( July 6, 1903 &ndash August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Halldór Kiljan Laxness ( (born Halldór Guðjónsson) ( April 23, 1902 — February 8, 1998) was a 20th century Icelandic The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor

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