What Happened In December 1955 In History

Historical Events for December, 1955

• 5th » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL-CIO.
• 5th » E.D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
• 10th » 'Mighty Mouse Playhouse' premieres on American television.
• 14th » Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–70) Cambodia, Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Republic of Ireland Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations.
• 20th » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
• 24th » NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition.
• 31st » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1955

• 1st » Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress
• 1st » Pat Spillane, Irish footballer and sportscaster
• 1st » Mark Thompson (radio) e.g Mark Thompson, American radio host and actor
• 3rd » Steven Culp, American actor
• 3rd » Warren Jeffs, American religious leader
• 4th » Philip Hammond, English politician, 21st Secretary of State for Defence
• 4th » Dave Taylor (ice hockey) or Dave Taylor, Canadian-American ice hockey player
• 4th » Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (M-Base)
• 6th » Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
• 6th » Rick Buckler, English drummer (The Jam, The Highliners, and Time UK (band) called Time UK)
• 6th » Steven Wright, American actor and screenwriter
• 7th » Priscilla Barnes, American actress and producer
• 7th » John Watkins (Australian politician) e.g John Watkins, Australian educator and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 8th » Kasim Sulton, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Blue Öyster Cult, Utopia (band) or Utopia, and The New Cars)
• 8th » Milenko Zablaćanski, Serbian actor, director, and scriptwriter (d. 2008)
• 9th » Otis Birdsong, American basketball player
• 9th » Chamras Saewataporn, Thai singer-songwriter
• 11th » Gene Grossman, American economist
• 11th » Stu Jackson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
• 11th » Christian Sackewitz, German footballer and manager
• 12th » Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman
• 12th » Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist
• 12th » Stephen Smith (Australian politician) called Stephen Smith, Australian lawyer and politician, 53rd Minister of Defence (Australia) named Australian Minister of Defence
• 15th » Hector Sants, English banker
• 15th » Paul Simonon, English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Clash and Havana 3am)
• 16th » Xander Berkeley, American actor and producer
• 16th » Carol Browner, American lawyer and environmentalist, 8th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
• 16th » Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
• 17th » Brad Davis (basketball) or Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 18th » Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician
• 19th » Lincoln Hall (climber) called Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012)
• 19th » Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician
• 20th » David Breashears, American mountaineer, director, and producer
• 20th » Ed Kuepper, German-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saints (band) or The Saints, Laughing Clowns, and The Apartments)
• 20th » Rory Markas, American sportscaster (d. 2010)
• 21st » Jane Kaczmarek, American actress
• 21st » Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Southern All Stars)
• 22nd » Lonnie Smith, American baseball player
• 23rd » Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright
• 24th » Grand L. Bush, American actor
• 24th » Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996)
• 24th » Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator
• 25th » Brett Vroman, American basketball player
• 26th » Evan Bayh, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Indiana
• 27th » E. E. Bell, American actor
• 27th » Brad Murphey, Australian race car driver
• 27th » Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
• 28th » Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 28th » Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate
• 30th » Dindo Yogo, Congolese singer (Viva La Musica, Langa Langa Stars, and Zaiko Langa Langa) (d. 2000)

Famous Deaths for December 1955

• 3rd » Cow Cow Davenport, American singer and pianist (b. 1894)
• 4th » József Galamb, Hungarian engineer (b. 1881)
• 5th » Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (b. 1886)
• 6th » Honus Wagner, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
• 13th » Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
• 22nd » Jules De Bisschop, Belgian rower (b. 1879)
• 27th » Alfred Carpenter, English admiral (b. 1881)
• 30th » Rex Ingamells, Australian poet (b. 1913)

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