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March 17, 1955Born on Friday March 18, 1955
- Elisabeth (Lies) Schut, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1991)
- Peter D. Treuen († 1965)
- Mary Lubertha Koudijs, Canada († 2017)
- Nieboer, Onstwedde (Vledderveen) († 1955)
- Anne-Marie van Loon († 2007)
- Tjiets Aagje Thees de Vries, Stavoren, gem. Stavoren, Friesland, Nederland († 2015)
- Sara Lorraine Buikstra, of Downs, Osborne, Kansas, United States († 1965)
- Hannie Pittens, Vorstenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2014)
- Martinus Glansbeek, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1983)
- Jacoba Verbaan († 2021)
Died on Friday March 18, 1955
- Ambrosius Joannes Fens (82), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
- Aaltje Feunekes (62), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Abrosius Fens (82), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe,Noord-Brabant,Netherlands
- Nieboer (0), Onstwedde (Vledderveen)
- Anna Maria Wilhelmina van Mierlo (80), Breda,Gemeente Breda,North Brabant,Netherlands
- Alberdina Leidekker (68), Groningen
- Albertje Hofste (87), Veendam, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Adriana Maria Metsaars (76), Dongen
- Alberta Heetkamp (75), Deventer
- Ambrosius Johannes Fens (82), Hoge Zwaluwe
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 18, 1955 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- 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
- Gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling
Born on March 18
- 1952 » Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer († 2015)
- 1952 » Will Durst, American journalist and actor
- 1953 » Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator († 2015)
- 1953 » Takashi Yoshimatsu, Japanese composer
- 1955 » Francis G. Slay, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of St. Louis
- 1955 » Jeff Stelling, English journalist and game show host
- 1956 » Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American madam († 2008)
- 1956 » Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
- 1956 » Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler
- 1957 » Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut
Died on March 18
- 1936 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1864)
- 1939 » Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)
- 1941 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)
- 1947 » William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
- 1954 » Walter Mead, English cricketer (b. 1868)
- 1956 » Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
- 1962 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
- 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
- 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)
- 1973 » Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)
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.
- January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
- March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
- June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
- December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.
- December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
The weather on Friday March 18, 1955
The temperature on March 18, 1955 was between -0.6 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI