What generation is 1955? Baby Boomers

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About the Generation (1955)

Baby Boomers (1946-1964): Born during a post-war population boom, they are known for their work ethic, cultural revolutions, and reshaping societal values.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1955

  • Kris Jenner (Nov 5, 1955)
  • Bill Gates (Oct 28, 1955)
  • Rowan Atkinson (Jan 6, 1955)
  • Bill Nye (Nov 27, 1955)
  • Steve Jobs (Feb 24, 1955)
  • Howie Mandel (Nov 29, 1955)
  • Bruce Willis (Mar 19, 1955)
  • Reba McEntire (Mar 28, 1955)
  • Willem Dafoe (Jul 22, 1955)
  • Whoopi Goldberg (Nov 13, 1955)

What Happened in 1955

  1. Apr 11 - Chartered Air India plane the "Kashmir Princess" is bombed and crashes into the South China Sea in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by a Kuomintang secret agent
  2. May 5 - West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers
  3. Jul 15 - 18 Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by 34 more laureates
  4. Aug 7 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, begins selling its first transistor radios in Japan
  5. Dec 1 - Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama

Top Songs 1955

  1. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & his Comets
  2. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
  3. Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
  4. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
  5. Love is a Many Splendoured Thing - Four Aces
  6. Unchained Melody - Al Hibbler
  7. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
  8. Learnin' the Blues - Frank Sinatra
  9. Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller
  10. Mister Sandman - Four Aces

Popular Movies 1955

  1. Pather Panchali - Director: Ray, Satyajit. Country: India.
  2. The Night of the Hunter - Director: Laughton, Charles. Country: USA.
  3. Rebel Without a Cause - Director: Ray, Nicholas. Country: USA.
  4. Smiles of a Summer Night - Director: Bergman, Ingmar. Country: Sweden.
  5. Diabolique - Director: Clouzot, Henri-Georges. Country: France.
  6. Marty - Director: Mann, Delbert. Country: USA.
  7. Bad Day at Black Rock - Director: Sturges, John. Country: USA.
  8. Kiss Me Deadly - Director: Aldrich, Robert. Country: USA.
  9. Rififi - Director: Dassin, Jules. Country: France.
  10. East of Eden - Director: Kazan, Elia. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1955

Dwight D. Eisenhower
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