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November 5, 1955

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Headlines from November 5, 1955

Spain and Italy Prod U.S. on Bids to U.N.; SPAIN AND ITALY PUSHING U. N. BIDS

By Clifton Danielspecial To the New York Times

Spain end Italy prod US on membership Dulles conf with Franco, Madrid, and with Ital officials, Rome, cited; Ital repr in Geneva R Bova Scoppa sees Dulles and Molotov on issue; US reptdly backs Canada's 18-nation pkg deal; GB favorable; France opposed; Molotov sees Pinay and Macmillan separately, Geneva; USSR reptdly backs Libya

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WEST ASKS SOVIET FOR 1956 ELECTION ON GERMAN UNITY; Bonn Joins in the Proposal at Geneva to Hold Free Vote Next September A SHOWDOWN IS SOUGHT Molotov Seems Cool to Plan -- Aides Hint That He May Offer New One Tuesday WEST ASKS SOVIET FOR 1956 ELECTION

By Harold Callenderspecial To the New York Times

Western Big 3, with support of W Ger, offer plan calling for free all-Ger elections in Sept '56; Dulles sees conf facing acid test of ability to carry out Big-4 heads of state directive; Molotov cool to plan, but agrees to study it; hint that he will return from Moscow with new plan discussed

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Notable Births

Bernard Chazelle

1955Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist and academic[†]

Bernard Chazelle is a French computer scientist. He is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. Much of his work is in computational geometry, where he is known for his study of algorithms, such as linear-time triangulation of a simple polygon, as well as major complexity results, such as lower bound techniques based on discrepancy theory. He is also known for his invention of the soft heap data structure and the most asymptotically efficient known deterministic algorithm for finding minimum spanning trees.

Kris Jenner

1955Kris Jenner, American talent manager and businesswoman[†]

Kristen Mary Jenner is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021) with her family. The success of their show led her and her family to star in multiple spin-off series, including Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami (2009), Kourtney and Kim Take New York (2011), Khloe & Lamar (2011), Rob & Chyna (2016) and Life of Kylie (2017). She acted as executive producer for most of her family's reality programs. In 2013, she hosted a six week long pop culture-driven daytime talk show, called Kris. Following her family's decision to sign off from E! in 2021, they then went on to star in The Kardashians on Hulu from 2022.

Nestor Serrano

1955Nestor Serrano, American actor[†]

Nestor Serrano is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Navi Araz in the fourth season of 24. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax series Banshee.

Karan Thapar

1955Karan Thapar, Indian journalist and author[†]

Karan Thapar is an Indian journalist, news presenter and interviewer working with The Wire. Thapar was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted The Devil's Advocate and The Last Word. Some of the celebrities he has interviewed include Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Narendra Modi and Shah Rukh Khan. He was also associated with India Today, hosted the shows To the Point and Nothing But The Truth and is doing an exclusive series of Interviews with The Wire on his show the Interview with Karan Thapar.

Notable Deaths

Maurice Utrillo

1955Maurice Utrillo, French painter (born 1883)[†]

Maurice Utrillo was a French painter of the School of Paris who specialized in cityscapes. From the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre to have been born there.

Historical Events

Vienna State Opera

1955After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.[†]

The Vienna State Opera is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, and designs by Josef Hlávka. The opera house was inaugurated as the "Vienna Court Opera" in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It became known by its current name after the establishment of the First Austrian Republic in 1921. The Vienna State Opera is the successor of the old Vienna Court Opera. The new site was chosen and the construction paid by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1861.

Historical Context for November 5, 1955

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