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Born on Friday July 1, 1955
Died on Friday July 1, 1955

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 1, 1955 at Delpher


Born on July 1

Died on July 1

Names that were popular for boys in 1955
  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. Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1955
  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

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.
  • June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
  • June 16 » In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
  • September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
  • October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
  • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
Weather July 1, 1955

The temperature on July 1, 1955 was between 10.9 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.

Source: KNMI