1955
Carl Friedberg, German pianist and educator (born 1872)
Carl Rudolf Hermann Friedberg was a German pianist and teacher of Jewish origin.
Carl Friedberg, German pianist and educator (born 1872)
The 1950s
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1955
Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1873)
Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery, also known as L. S. Amery, was a British Conservative Party politician and journalist. During his career, he was known for his interest in m…
Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1873)
1955
John D. Dingell Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1894)
John David Dingell Sr. was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the fath…
John D. Dingell Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1894)
1955
Joe Brown and George Band, members of the British Kangchenjunga expedition, made the first ascent of the world's third-
Joseph Brown was an English mountaineer who was regarded as an outstanding pioneer of rock climbing during the 1950s and early 1960s. Together with his early climbing partner, Don …
Joe Brown and George Band, members of the British Kangchenjunga expedition, made the first ascent of the world's third-
1955
The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration, legitimising different interpretations of Marxism in non-Soviet c
The Belgrade declaration is a document signed by President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev on 2 June 1955 that brought about a short reconciliatio…
The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration, legitimising different interpretations of Marxism in non-Soviet c
1955
Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the…
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the known theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His …
Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the…
1955
After straying into Bulgarian airspace, El Al Flight 402 was shot down by two MiG-15 fighter jets, resulting in the…
El Al Flight 402 was an international passenger flight from London to Tel Aviv via Vienna and Istanbul. On 27 July 1955, the flight, operated by a Lockheed Constellation registered…
After straying into Bulgarian airspace, El Al Flight 402 was shot down by two MiG-15 fighter jets, resulting in the…
1955
The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free…
The Austrian State Treaty or Austrian Independence Treaty established Austria as a sovereign state. It was signed on 15 May 1955 in Vienna, at the Schloss Belvedere among the Allie…
The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free…
1955
Hurricane Diane, the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than $1 billion in damages, formed between the Lesser…
Hurricane Diane was the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than an estimated $1 billion in damage, including direct costs and the loss of business and personal revenue. It form…
Hurricane Diane, the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than $1 billion in damages, formed between the Lesser…
1955
Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and…
Pather Panchali is a 1955 Indian drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray in his directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel …
Pather Panchali, the first film in The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, was released and went on to win many Indian and…
1955
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is…
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
1955
African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman,…
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who, at 14 years old, was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955. The brutality of his murder and the acquittal of his killers dr…
African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman,…
1955
A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
The Yumiko-chan incident was the rape and murder of five-year-old Japanese girl Yumiko Nagayama, sometimes reported as Yumiko Arakaki, by U.S. soldier Sergeant Isaac J. Hurt in Ka…
A white U.S. soldier raped and murdered a five-year-old local girl in Kadena, Okinawa.
1954
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia
Jonas Edward Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City Col…
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia
1954
Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes
1954
Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag
The Kengir uprising was a prisoner rebellion that occurred in Kengir (Steplag), a Soviet MVD special camp for political prisoners, during May and June 1954. Its duration and intens…
Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag
1954
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Dwight David Eisenhower, also known as Ike, was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A General of the Army, Eisenhower was the supreme commander of t…
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1954
Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it…
Rationing was introduced temporarily by the British government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war.
Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it…
1954
Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian…
Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt
1954
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins
McCarthyism is a political practice defined by the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of communist and Soviet influence on …
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins
1954
The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster that serves as the primary national public broadcasting company of the United Kingdom, headquarte…
The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin.
1954
The Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series, takes its first flight.
The Boeing 367-80, also known as the Dash 80, is a retired American four-engined prototype jet aircraft by Boeing to demonstrate the advantages of jet propulsion for commercial avi…
The Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series, takes its first flight.
1954
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
The First Indochina War, known alternatively internationally as the French Indochina War, was fought in French Indochina between France and the Viet Minh and their respective allie…
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
1954
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories
A solar cell, also known as a photovoltaic cell, is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by using the photovoltaic effect. It is a type …
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories