What Happened In August 1955 In History

Historical Events for August, 1955

• 7th » Sony named Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sells its first transistor radios in Japan.
• 19th » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
• 20th » In Morocco, a force of Berber people known as Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 France known as French nationals.
• 28th » African American or Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1955

• 1st » Trevor Berbick, Jamaican-Canadian boxer (d. 2006)
• 1st » Arun Lal, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
• 2nd » Caleb Carr, American historian and author
• 2nd » Tim Dunigan, American actor
• 2nd » Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
• 3rd » Corey Burton, American voice actor and singer
• 4th » Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General
• 4th » Dariusz Lipiński, Polish politician
• 4th » Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (The Boxmasters)
• 5th » Martin Narey, English civil servant
• 5th » Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter (Twisted Sister)
• 6th » Gregory Bryant-Bey, American murderer (d. 2008)
• 6th » Rusty Magee, American actor and composer (d. 2003)
• 6th » John Reid (jockey) known as John Reid, Irish jockey
• 7th » Diane Downs, American murderer
• 7th » Wayne Knight, American actor
• 7th » Greg Nickels, American politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle
• 7th » Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, Cuban librarian
• 7th » Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright
• 7th » Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director
• 8th » Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter
• 8th » Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager
• 8th » Michael Roe (racing driver) named Michael Roe, Irish race car driver
• 8th » Branscombe Richmond, American actor, stuntman, and producer
• 9th » Peter Schmuck, American journalist
• 9th » John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician
• 10th » Jim Mees, American set designer (d. 2013)
• 10th » Mel Tiangco, Filipino journalist
• 11th » Marc Bureau (politician) or Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
• 11th » Sylvia Hermon, Irish academic and politician
• 12th » Ann M. Martin, American author
• 12th » Heintje Simons, Dutch singer and actor
• 12th » Terry Taylor, American wrestler
• 13th » Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
• 13th » Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver
• 13th » Paul Greengrass, English director and screenwriter
• 13th » Mulgrew Miller, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
• 14th » Gillian Taylforth, English actress
• 16th » James Reilly (Irish politician) known as James Reilly, Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
• 17th » Richard Hilton, American businessman
• 18th » Bruce Benedict, American baseball player and coach
• 18th » Taher Elgamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer
• 19th » Peter Gallagher, American actor and singer
• 19th » Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominican-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
• 19th » Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
• 20th » Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author
• 20th » Danny Murphy (actor) called Danny Murphy, American actor (d. 2014)
• 20th » Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 22nd » Chiranjeevi, Indian actor, producer, and politician
• 22nd » Gordon Liu, Chinese martial artist and actor
• 24th » Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas
• 25th » John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (Magazine (band) known as Magazine, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, and The Armoury Show) (d. 2004)
• 25th » Gerd Müller (politician) called Gerd Müller, German politician
• 26th » Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator
• 27th » Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
• 27th » Robert Richardson (cinematographer) called Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
• 27th » Diana Scarwid, American actress
• 29th » Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 29th » Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist
• 29th » Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
• 31st » Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor
• 31st » Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic
• 31st » Edwin Moses, American hurdler
• 31st » Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player (The Waterboys and The Saw Doctors)
• 31st » Gary Webb, American journalist and author (d. 2004)

Famous Deaths for August 1955

• 2nd » Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901)
• 2nd » Wallace Stevens, American poet (b. 1879)
• 5th » Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)
• 12th » Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
• 12th » James B. Sumner, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 14th » Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (b. 1861)
• 23rd » Reginald Tate, English actor (b. 1896)
• 28th » Emmett Till, American murder victim (b. 1941)

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