What Happened In October 1955 In History

Historical Events for October, 1955

• 3rd » The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on American Broadcasting Company known as ABC.
• 5th » Disneyland Hotel (California) known as Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
• 7th » American poet Allen Ginsberg performs his poem Howl for the first time at the Six Gallery reading e.g Six Gallery in San Francisco.
• 26th » After the last Allies of World War II or Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares neutral country or permanent neutrality.
• 26th » Ngo Dinh Diem or Ngô Đình Diệm declares himself Premier of South Vietnam.
• 29th » The ship or Soviet battleship called Novorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1955

• 1st » Howard Hewett, American singer (Shalamar)
• 1st » Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1st » Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
• 2nd » Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Human League)
• 3rd » John S. Lesmeister, American politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (d. 2006)
• 4th » John Rutherford (rugby union) or John Rutherford, Scottish rugby football player
• 4th » Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 5th » John Alexander (footballer) called John Alexander, English footballer
• 5th » Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
• 5th » Caroline Loeb, French singer and actress
• 5th » Ángela Molina, Spanish actress and singer
• 6th » Tony Dungy, American football player and coach
• 7th » Ralph Johnson (computer scientist) known as Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist and author
• 7th » Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist (Silk Road Project)
• 7th » Bill Henson, Australian contemporary art photographer
• 8th » Bill Elliott, American race car driver
• 8th » Alain Ferté, French race car driver
• 8th » Darrell Hammond, American comedian and actor
• 8th » Lonnie Pitchford, American guitarist (d. 1998)
• 9th » Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 11th » Norm Nixon, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 12th » Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer
• 12th » Ante Gotovina, Croatian general
• 12th » Brigitte Lahaie, French porn actress and radio host
• 12th » Aggie MacKenzie, Scottish television host
• 12th » Joe Raiola, American comedian, comedy writer and producer
• 12th » Jane Siberry, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
• 13th » John Ferenzik, American keyboard player, guitarist and composer
• 14th » Arleen Sorkin, American actress, screenwriter, presenter, and comedian
• 15th » Kulbir Bhaura, Indian field hockey player
• 15th » Al Green (wrestler) named Al Green, American wrestler (d. 2013)
• 15th » Tanya Roberts, American actress
• 16th » Ellen Dolan, American actress
• 17th » George Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Ministry of Finance (Greece) e.g Greek Minister of Finance
• 17th » Smita Patil, Indian actress (d. 1986)
• 18th » Jean-Pierre Hautier, Belgian television host (d. 2012)
• 18th » Vanessa Briscoe Hay, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Pylon (band) or Pylon and Supercluster (band) or Supercluster)
• 18th » Timmy Mallett, English radio and television host
• 18th » David Twohy, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Rita Verdonk, Dutch journalist and politician, Ministry of Security and Justice (Netherlands) known as Dutch Minister of Justice
• 19th » Dan Gutman, American author
• 19th » Melpo Kosti, Greek actress
• 20th » Thomas Newman, American composer and conductor
• 20th » David Profumo, English author
• 20th » Aaron Pryor, American boxer
• 20th » Robert ten Brink, Dutch television host
• 21st » Dick DeVos, American businessman
• 21st » Fred Hersch, American pianist and composer
• 21st » Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (A Ragamuffin Band) (d. 1997)
• 24th » Katherine Knight, Australian murderer
• 24th » Cheryl Studer, American soprano
• 25th » Glynis Barber, South African-English actress
• 25th » Danny Darwin, American baseball player and coach
• 25th » Robin Eubanks, American trombonist (SFJAZZ Collective)
• 25th » Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions (band) known as Scorpions)
• 27th » Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician
• 28th » Bill Gates, American businessman, co-founded Microsoft
• 28th » Indra Nooyi, Indian-American businesswoman
• 29th » Kevin DuBrow, American singer-songwriter (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)
• 30th » Heidi Heitkamp, American lawyer and politician, 28th Attorney General of North Dakota
• 31st » Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician
• 31st » Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
• 31st » Eduardo V. Manalo, Filipino religious leader, Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo

Famous Deaths for October 1955

• 1st » Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880)
• 2nd » William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
• 4th » Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
• 8th » Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (b. 1928)
• 9th » Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal (b. 1875)
• 13th » Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (b. 1897)
• 15th » Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
• 25th » Sadako Sasaki, Japanese victim of the atomic bomb (b. 1943)

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