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Macmillan confident Big-4 mins conf can find formula to give USSR security against reunified Ger, s, UN; sympathizes with USSR desire for security
arrives, Denver; confs with aides
authorizes granting of USNR comm to E W Landy
Fuller on plans for domed stadium
1955Howard Hewett, American singer-songwriter[†]
Howard Hewett Jr. is an American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the group Shalamar. In 1985, he left the group to pursue his solo career, but he later returned to the group in 2001. He signed with Elektra Records. In 1986, he released his Platinum debut solo album I Commit to Love. Hewett and his group Shalamar contributed material to the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 1986.
1955Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer[†]
Morten Gunnar Larsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, well known for several ragtime and stride piano recordings and collaborations.
1955Jeff Reardon, American baseball player[†]
Jeffrey James Reardon is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1979–1994 with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees. Reardon was nicknamed "the Terminator" for his intimidating presence on the mound and 98 mph fastball. A long-time closer, Reardon became MLB's all-time saves leader in 1992 with his 342nd save, breaking Rollie Fingers' previous record of 341. Reardon's record was broken the following season by Lee Smith. Reardon currently ranks 12th on the all-time saves list with 367.
1955Charles Christie, American film producer who founded Christie Film Company (born 1880)[†]
Charles Herbert Christie and Alfred Ernest Christie were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs.
1955The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.[†]
Xinjiang, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million square kilometres (620,000 sq mi) and has about 25 million inhabitants. Xinjiang borders the countries of Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, and Tajikistan. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. The Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract regions are claimed by India but administered by China. Xinjiang also borders the Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historic Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]