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In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]
1955Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer (died 2023)[†]
Paul James O'Grady was an English comedian, broadcaster, drag queen, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily Savage, through which he gained wider popularity in the 1990s. O'Grady subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, including The Paul O'Grady Show.
1955Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician[†]
Kirron Anupam Kher is an Indian politician, actress, television personality, singer, and entertainment producer. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and in May 2014 was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament, from Chandigarh. Through her film career, she is the recipient of two National Film Awards and a Lux Style Award, and has received four Filmfare Award nominations.
1955Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.[†]
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of 756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi), sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish.
NJ Sup Ct upholds Jersey City right to seek to recover $15 million from ex-Mayors Hague and Eggers and ex-Deputy Mayor Malone allegedly extorted from city employes, '17-49
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UP) -- The Senate Armed Services Committee tentatively approved a four-year extension of the draft today. It delayed final action pending developments in the battle over the President's reserve bill.
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- One thing the Federal Government urgently needs, the Hoover Commission said today, is improved real estate management.
CIO gen counsel Goldberg testifies against applying anti-trust laws to unions, House (Celler) subcom
joint Cong com approves funds; rept due
Tass rejects Dulles proposal to include satellites status on Big-4 conf agenda, statement
Lt Col Naumenko article in Komsomolskaya Pravda reveals to USSR pub for 1st time makeup and blast magnitude of bomb, H Schwartz rept; diagram illus
reaches Washington; illus with Under Sec Hoover
Salk says Govt's revised mfg standards and plans should prevent further difficulties, wire to Scheele on PHS rept; links past difficulties to failure of Govt's original standards; PHS says wire will not be answered; Van Riper repts Foundation hopes sufficient vaccine will be released this wk to complete 2d round of shots in some Northern schools before they close, plans to proceed with free program for 1st and 2d graders in states that establish summer clinics; Foundation Vaccine Advisory Com sets conf with PHS and med group and pub health officials on risk of 'provocation'; Dem Digest (pub) scores Hobby; PHS to issue wkly, not daily, repts on post-vaccination cases
Adm Radford holds US needs strong allies despite its weapons superiority, testimony, US House com, backing MSP; says US relies on allies for local ground forces to complement US strategic weapons and mobile combat forces
contract talks to start in July; UAW to seek lay-off benefits