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Here is a list of events and notable dates concerning the year 1955. You can jump to various months with the toolbar below:

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Back to 1954

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Undated

• Flying Saucers Uncensored is published (UFO Books)

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January

• January 12: Rockne S. O'Bannon is born (Screenwriters)
• January 19: Paul Rodriguez is born (Actors)

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February

• February 7: Miguel Ferrer is born (Actors)
• February 8: Ethan Phillips is born (Actors) (Star Trek)
• February 24: Steve Jobs is born (Computers)

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March

• March 6: James Saito is born (Actors)
• March 17: Gary Sinise is born (Actors)
• March 19: Bruce Willis is born (Actors)
• March 22: Lena Olin is born in Stockholm, Sweden (Actors)
• March 29: Marina Sirtis is born (Actors)

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April

• April 1: Captain Video and His Video Rangers series finale (TV Series)
• April 13: Robin Mossley is born in Vancouver, British Columbia (Actor)
• April 29: Kate Mulgrew is born in Dubuque, Iowa (Actors) (Star Trek)

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May

May undated:

• Allamagoosa by Eric Frank Russel is first published in Astounding Science Fiction (Short Stories)

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• May 8: Stephen Furst is born in Norfolk, Virginia (Actors)(Babylon 5)
• May 17: Bill Paxton is born (Actors)
• May 18: Chow Yun-Fat is born (Actors)

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June

• June 15: The Beast with a Million Eyes opens in theaters (Movies)

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July

• July 9: Jimmy Smits is born (Actors)
• July 22: Willem Dafoe is born (Actors)
• July 25: Iman is born (Actors)

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August

• August 19: Peter Gallagher is born in New York City, NY (Actors)
• August 20: Jay Acovone is born (Actors)
• August 21: A rural family and friends are besieged in their farmhouse by glowing, non-human beings for several hours (Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter) (UFOs)
• August 27: Diana Scarwid is born (Actors)

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September

• September 7: Mira Furlan is born in what is now Zagreb, Croatia
• September 7: Pomona, California residents report sighting flying saucers
• September 12: Peter Scolari is born (Actors)

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October

• October 18: David Twohy is born (Actors)

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November

November undated:

• Nobody Bothers Gus by Algis Budrys is first published in Astounding Science Fiction (Short Stories)
• The Star by Arthur C. Clarke is first published in Infinity Science Fiction (Short Stories)

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• November 4: Lani John Tupu is born (Actors)
• November 5: (fictional) Doctor Emmett Brown gets the inspiration for a time machine, which he eventually creates (Back to the Future)
• November 10: Roland Emmerich is born (Directors)
• November 13: Whoopi Goldberg is born (Actors)

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December

• December 2: Dennis Christopher is born (Actors)
• December 3: Melody Anderson is born (Actors)

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Ahead to 1956

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