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March 23, 1955Born on Thursday March 24, 1955
- Roberta Ann Loos, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States († 2010)
- stillborn Huisinger († 1955)
- Josephine Telgenhof Oude Koehorst, Harbrinkhoek,, Overijssel, Nederland († 2008)
- Carl Gerard D'HAEYERE, Izegem († 2005)
- Frederik Barend Koek, Dordrecht († 2015)
- Inge Falck, Onbekend
- Andre TASSIN, Baasrode, 9200, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgïe
- Doyle Gene Heyveld, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa († 2021)
- Vincent Maria van der Horst, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Daniel Paul Jalbert, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
Died on Thursday March 24, 1955
- Bernardus Theodorus Jacobus Jansen (50), Gendringen, Nederland
- Anna Maria Gertrud Lenzen (41), Kerkrade (L
- Anna Gezina Remerink (64), Oldenzaal, 7570, Nederland
- Alexandre Joseph Alfred OGER (65), Saint-Omer,62500,Pas-De-Calais,Hauts-De-France,FRANCE
- Catharina Henrietta Ladiges (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Rogier van den Broek (77), Liempde
- Adam François Jules Amand Borsboom (74), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Bernardus Mast (83), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Bobby Lynn Anderson (18), Paris, Henry, TN
- Camillus SEGHERS (86), Zelzate,9060,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1955 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De nieuwsgier
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Algemeen Indisch dagblad : de Preangerbode
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Het nieuws : algemeen dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
Born on March 24
- 1952 » Greg McCrary, American football player († 2013)
- 1953 » Anita L. Allen, African-American lawyer, philosopher, and academic
- 1953 » Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian
- 1955 » Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1955 » Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1956 » Steve Ballmer, American businessman
- 1956 » Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter
- 1957 » Pat Jarvis, Australian rugby league player
- 1957 » Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier
- 1958 » Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach
Died on March 24
- 1944 » Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (b. 1903)
- 1946 » Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. 1892)
- 1946 » Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (b. 1869)
- 1948 » Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
- 1950 » James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1865)
- 1951 » Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (b. 1887)
- 1953 » Mary of Teck (b. 1867)
- 1962 » Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)
- 1962 » Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (b. 1899)
- 1968 » Alice Guy-Blaché, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
Names that were popular for boys in 1955
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Peter
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- John
- Robert
Names that were popular for girls in 1955
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Marie
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Ann
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Elizabeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1955
- 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 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
- March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
- May 9 » Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
- November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.
- December 1 » American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to that city's bus boycott.
- December 14 » Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.
The weather on Thursday March 24, 1955
The temperature on March 24, 1955 was between 6.9 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI