February 1955

February 4, 1955 (Friday)

February 5, 1955 (Saturday)

February 8, 1955 (Tuesday)

February 9, 1955 (Wednesday)

February 10, 1955 (Thursday)

  • The United States Seventh Fleet helps the Republic of China evacuate Chinese Nationalist army and residents from the Tachen Islands to Taiwan.
  • Born:Chris Adams, English wrestler and judoka (d. 2001)

February 11, 1955 (Friday)

February 12, 1955 (Saturday)

  • U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the first U.S. advisors to South Vietnam.
  • Died:

February 13, 1955 (Sunday)

  • Sabena Flight 503: Douglas DC-6 of the Belgian airline company Sabena crashed into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy, killing all 29 people on board.
  • Died: Marcella Mariani, 19, Italian actress and model, passenger of Sabena Flight 503

February 14, 1955 (Monday)

  • The West German cargo ship Hoheweg collides with Sunny Prince and sinks in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. All fifteen crew rescued by Sunny Prince and landed at Dover.[5]

February 16, 1955 (Wednesday)

  • Nearly 100 die in a fire at a home for the elderly in Yokohama, Japan.

February 18, 1955 (Friday)

February 19, 1955 (Saturday)

February 20, 1955 (Sunday)

February 22, 1955 (Tuesday)

February 23, 1955 (Wednesday)

  • Died: Paul Claudel, 86, French poet, dramatist, and diplomat

February 24, 1955 (Thursday)

  • Born: Steve Jobs, US businessman and founder of Apple Inc, in San Francisco, California (died 2011)

February 25, 1955 (Friday)

February 26, 1955 (Saturday)

February 27, 1955 (Sunday)

February 28, 1955 (Monday)

References

  1. "Telgrams in Brief". The Times (53159). London. 7 February 1955. col C-D, p. 6.
  2. "Lichen Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  3. Isenberg, Michael T., Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, Volume I: 1945-1962, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09911-8, p. 614.
  4. "Roma". UrbanRail.Net. 2004. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  5. "Sinking Ship's Crew Of 15 Saved". The Times (53166). London. 15 February 1955. col C, p. 8.
  6. Brief History of Cambodian Red Cross
  7. Leifer, Michael (2005). Chin Kin Wah, Leo Suryadinata (ed.). Michael Leifer: Selected Works on Southeast Asia. ISBN 978-981-230-270-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  8. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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