About the day » Saturday September 24, 1955Calender converter

• Jantje Jansje Stam, Ruwiel, Utrecht, NL († 1973)
• Adrianus van den Ende, 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1955)
• Johanna ten NAPEL († 2015)
• Wijnand Franciscus Cornelis Verkroos, Amsterdam († 2021)
• Theodorus Johannes Maria Ribbers, Beltrum,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1984)
• Tineke Stam († 1973)
• Maria Clara van Enkhuizen, Woudrichem Altena Noord-Brabant Nederland († 1996)
• Bernardo Pierweijer, Enschede († 1956)
• Annemie Welters, Maastricht († 1998)
• Dympha Johanna Maria de Bruin, Naarden († 1996)

• Dieuwertje Leegwater (75), Hilversum, Nederland
• * Matheus Cornelis Franciscus Petrus van Gorp (54), Tilburg
• Antonius Adrianus Maria Corthals (72), IJzendijke
• Berend Beenken (85), Ackley, Hardin Co., IA
• Arie de Koning (68), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Marinus Harings Nauta (41)
• Christian Berndt (25), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antonio Corrêa da Silva (67), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil
• Albertus Cornelis Bakker (88), Apeldoorn
• Annigje KALIS (53), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1951 » Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta
• 1952 » Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
• 1952 » Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 1999)
• 1953 » Peter Halley, American painter and educator
• 1954 » Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach
• 1955 » Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia
• 1956 » Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
• 1957 » Brad Bird, American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and actor
• 1957 » Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
• 1958 » Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer

• 1938 » Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
• 1939 » Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)
• 1939 » Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854)
• 1945 » Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)
• 1947 » Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
• 1950 » Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
• 1962 » Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1973 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
• 1973 » Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. John
10. Petrus
11. Gerrit
12. Dirk
13. David
14. Adrianus
15. Johan
16. Jacobus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Yvonne
11. Petronella
12. Margaretha
13. Marianne
14. Gerda
15. Marie
16. Helena

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
• February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
• April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
• April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
• June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
• July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
• July 27 » El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.

The temperature on September 24, 1955 was between 11.5 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.