What Happened on April 11, 1955

Historical Events

Film Premier

"Marty" directed by Delbert Mann and starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair premieres in New York (Best Picture 1956)

Actor Ernest Borgnine — Actor
Ernest Borgnine

Assassination Attempt

Chartered Air India plane the "Kashmir Princess" is bombed and crashes into the South China Sea in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by a Kuomintang secret agent

Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai — Premier of the People's Republic of China
Zhou Enlai

Gary Sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted

Famous Birthdays

Kevin Brady, American politician (Rep Texas (R) 1997-), born in Vermillion, South Dakota
Michele Scarabelli, Canadian actress (Jo Santini-Airwolf, Alienation, Dallas), born in Montreal, Quebec
Piers J Sellers, English astronaut and climate scientist, born in Sussex (d. 2016)

1955 Highlights