Historical Events
- "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Donald Pettit, American chemical engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Silverton, Oregon
- Svante Pääbo, Swedish geneticist (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2022 - work on genomes of extinct hominins), born in Stockholm, Sweden [1]
1955 Highlights
About April 20, 1955
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 68 years, 5 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: Give Me Your Word - Tennessee Ernie Ford
