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January 13, 1955

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Historical Context for January 13, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]

Notable Births

Paul Kelly (Australian musician)

1955Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]

Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five. Kelly's music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output straddles folk, rock and country. His lyrics capture the vastness of the culture and landscape of Australia by chronicling life about him for over 30 years. David Fricke from Rolling Stone calls Kelly "one of the finest songwriters I have ever heard, Australian or otherwise". Kelly has said, "Song writing is mysterious to me. I still feel like a total beginner. I don't feel like I have got it nailed yet."

Jay McInerney

1955Jay McInerney, American novelist and critic[†]

John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in Bacchus & Me (2000) and A Hedonist in the Cellar (2006). His most recent novel is titled Bright, Precious Days, published in 2016. From April 2010 he was a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal. In 2009, he published a book of short stories which spanned his entire career, titled How It Ended, which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times.

Anne Pringle

1955Anne Pringle, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia[†]

Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle is a British diplomat and the former HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation. From 2001 to 2004, Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic. Pringle presented her Letter of Credence to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.

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Headlines from January 13, 1955

U. S. Acts to Tighten Watch Import Curbs; WATCH IMPORTERS FACING NEW CURB

By Special to The New York Times

US Customs Bur ond ODM (Mobilization) propose reclassifying certain imports to become dutiable under highest existing rates; move is aimed at now type Swiss watch with 'duo-fix' mechanism; watch, with under 17 jewels, pays duty as such but has holes to allow insertion of more jewels after customs inspection; dept aides base proposal on need for preserving domestic skills in interest of natl defense; ODM sets up advisory com on indus; sees need for US to mfr at least 2 million watches yrly to keep indus 'healthy,'

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