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USSR Maj Gen Dibrova links confs to claim that E Berlin is no longer occupied but is now E Ger capital
Scotland Yd accused of corruption and bribery involving gambling house keepers as outgrowth of J Grech case
C Mitchell of NAACP asks White House Educ Conf to disallow travel expenses for SC delegates since SC warned it would not obey Ct edict; Health, Educ and Welfare Dept rules edict has no bearing on financing of Conf
Dulles sees present US aid adequate to meet offensive, news conf
USSR Charge d'Affaires Belokhvostikov protests to Office; Under Sec Kirkpatrick to communicate protest to Macmillan; Eden discusses issue, Commons
1955Michael Beschloss, American historian and author[ā ]
Michael Richard Beschloss is an American historian specializing in the United States presidency. He is the author of nine books on the presidency.
1955Richard Burr, American businessman, academic, and politician[ā ]
Richard Mauze Burr is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives.
1955Kevin Conroy, American actor (died 2022)[ā ]
Kevin Conroy was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films. Conroy earned fame for voicing the DC Comics superhero Batman in various animated media, beginning with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. Conroy went on to voice the character for dozens of animated television series, feature films, and video games over the next three decades.
1955Andy Gray, Scottish footballer and sportscaster[ā ]
Andrew Mullen Gray is a Scottish football broadcaster and former player.
1955Billy Idol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[ā ]
William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Idol achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X. He later embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made him a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in America.
1955Josip Å tolcer-Slavenski, Croatian composer and educator (born 1896)[ā ]
Josip Å tolcer-Slavenski was a Croatian composer and professor at the Music Academy in Belgrade.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[ā ]