The temperature on February 1, 1955 was between 4.9 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
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.
August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
Day of death March 20, 1955
The temperature on March 20, 1955 was between -8.4 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
April 18 » Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
November 1 » The Vietnam War begins.
November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
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 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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