What Happened In July 1955 In History

Historical Events for July, 1955

• 9th » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London called London, England, United Kingdom.
• 15th » Eighteen Nobel Prize called Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
• 17th » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
• 27th » The Allied-occupied Austria e.g Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends.
• 28th » The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the first Interlingua congress in Tours called Tours, France.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1955

• 1st » Nikolai Demidenko, Russian pianist and educator
• 1st » Lisa Scottoline, American author
• 1st » Keith Whitley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1989)
• 2nd » Kim Carr, Australian educator and politician, 31st Minister for Human Services (Australia) e.g Australian Minister for Human Services
• 2nd » Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan-American actor and producer
• 2nd » Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist
• 3rd » Claude Rajotte, Canadian radio and television host
• 3rd » Amy Wallace, American author (d. 2013)
• 5th » Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach
• 6th » William Wall (writer) known as William Wall, Irish author and poet
• 7th » Len Barker, American baseball player
• 8th » Monty Don, German-English television host
• 8th » Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress (d. 2008)
• 9th » Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager
• 9th » Lindsey Graham, American colonel, lawyer, and politician
• 9th » Fred Norris, American radio host
• 9th » Jimmy Smits, American actor and producer
• 9th » Willie Wilson (baseball) named Willie Wilson, American baseball player and manager
• 10th » Nic Dakin, English educator and politician
• 11th » Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician (d. 2010)
• 12th » Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author
• 12th » Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 12th » Bambi Woods, American porn actress
• 13th » Mark Mendoza, American bass player (Twisted Sister and The Dictators)
• 14th » L. Brent Bozell III, American journalist and activist, founded the Media Research Center
• 15th » Margaret Snowling, English psychologist and academic
• 16th » Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (d. 1987)
• 16th » Susan Wheeler, American poet and academic
• 16th » Annie Whitehead, English trombonist
• 17th » Christopher Chappell, Canadian cricketer
• 17th » Sylvie Léonard, Canadian actress
• 17th » Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author
• 18th » Terry Chambers, English drummer (XTC and Dragon (band) called Dragon)
• 18th » Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor
• 19th » Roger Binny, Indian cricketer
• 19th » Dalton McGuinty, Canadian politician, 24th Premier of Ontario
• 20th » Desmond Douglas, Jamaican-English table tennis player
• 20th » René-Daniel Dubois, Canadian actor and playwright
• 20th » Jem Finer, English banjo player and songwriter (The Pogues)
• 21st » Taco (musician) called Taco, Indonesian-German singer-songwriter and producer
• 21st » Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) (d. 2003)
• 21st » Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Willem Dafoe, American actor
• 24th » Brad Watson (writer) or Brad Watson, American author and academic
• 25th » Iman (model) or Iman, Somalian-English model and actress
• 25th » Randall Bewley, American guitarist and songwriter (Pylon (band) or Pylon and Supercluster (band) e.g Supercluster) (d. 2009)
• 25th » Kike Elomaa, Finnish bodybuilder and politician
• 25th » Tom McCamus, Canadian actor
• 26th » Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach
• 26th » Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani politician, 11th President of Pakistan
• 27th » Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright
• 27th » Allan Border, Australian cricketer and coach
• 27th » John Howell (politician) called John Howell, English journalist and politician
• 27th » Bobby Rondinelli, American drummer (Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow (rock band) e.g Rainbow, Quiet Riot and Black Sabbath)
• 28th » Nikolay Zimyatov, Russian skier
• 29th » Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 29th » Dave Stevens, American illustrator (d. 2008)
• 29th » Stephen Timms, English politician
• 30th » Rat Scabies, English drummer and producer (The Damned (band) known as The Damned and Vicious White Kids)
• 30th » Christopher Warren-Green, English violinist and conductor
• 31st » Jakie Quartz, French singer

Famous Deaths for July 1955

• 2nd » Edward Lawson (VC) or Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
• 9th » Don Beauman, English race car driver (b. 1928)
• 13th » Ruth Ellis, Welsh murderer (b. 1926)
• 20th » Calouste Gulbenkian, Armenian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1869)
• 23rd » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

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