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21 May 1955 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 May 1955 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane” recorded by Dean Martin and The Ames Brothers was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.
- Top Film of 1955
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1955 was Lady and the Tramp.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 May 1955 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 May 1955 was New Moon.
On this day: 21 May
- 1937 A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
- 1939 The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- 1951 The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
- 1966 The Ulster Volunteer Force declares war on the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland.
- 1972 Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.
Famous people born on 21 May
- Josh Allen, American football player (born 1996)
- Mr. T, American actor and wrestler (born 1952)
- The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (1972–1997)
- Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player (born 1996)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1955 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1955 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – A cyclone hits Roebourne, Western Australia causing extensive damage.
- 1 February – For the first time since 1916, hotel bars in New South Wales are permitted to stay open until 10pm marking the end of early closing hours in the state.
- 19 April – Australian Labor Party split of 1955. Expelled members form the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), predecessor of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP).
Life in Australia in 1955
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Average House
$4,200
Weekly Wage
$11.00
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