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25 December 1955 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 December 1955 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” recorded by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford and Fess Parker 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 25 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 December 1955 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 December 1955 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 25 December
- 1946 The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
- 1950 The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
- 1962 The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
- 1963 Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
- 1968 Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
Famous people born on 25 December
- Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (1642–1727)
- Justin Trudeau, Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1971)
- Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani politician, 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1949)
- Humphrey Bogart, American actor (1899–1957)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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