About the day » Thursday August 18, 1955Calender converter

• Henricus Johannes Maria Schraven, Lottum († 2010)
• Michael William Warry († 1990)
• Robert Soolsma, Harlingen NL († 1955)
• Jelle Rinze de Haan, Zwaagwesteinde († 1955)
• Anadir Menezes de Lara, Ipiranga, Paraná, Brasil († 1996)
• Fred Peeters, Lone Butte BC Canada
• Graham John LAPHAM, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia († 2007)
• Janice Fay de Kruyf
• Godelieve Anne Gertrude Laarhuis, Enschede († 1979)
• Johannes Rudolf Vons, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Abraham Pancras Van Wijk (67), Noordwijkerhout
• Anna Elisabeth Vrösch (80), Schaeseberg
• Antonia Mol (82), Prinsenbeek (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
• Albert Ekkels * (86), Steenwijk
• Anna Helena Lange (54), Emmen(Dr)-Barger-Oosterveld
• Aikina Jabben (33), Alphen aan de Rijn
• Antje Douwes Venema (73), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Berend Weeren van (76), Hoogezand
• Anna Adema (86), Aduard, Groningen, NEDERLAND
• Aart Brakel (68), Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

• 1953 » Louie Gohmert, American captain, lawyer, and politician
• 1954 » Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician
• 1955 » Bruce Benedict, American baseball player and coach
• 1955 » Taher Elgamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer
• 1955 » Tan Dun, Chinese composer
• 1956 » John Debney, American composer and conductor
• 1956 » Jon Schwartz, American drummer and producer
• 1956 » Kelly Willard, American singer-songwriter
• 1956 » Rainer Woelki, German cardinal
• 1956 » Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach

• 1940 » Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
• 1943 » Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (b. 1901)
• 1964 » Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (b. 1927)
• 1968 » Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (b. 1881)
• 1979 » Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician (b. 1913)

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.
• April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
• 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.
• July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
• August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
• September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
• December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.

The temperature on August 18, 1955 was between 16.8 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (38%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.