April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Day of death August 20, 1955
The temperature on August 20, 1955 was between 13.0 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
September 16 » A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.
December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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