At A Glance

5 September 1955 at a glance

Day of the week
5 September 1955 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets 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 5 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 September 1955 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 September 1955 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 5 September

  • 1945 Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War.
  • 1945 Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose.
  • 1948 In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the French negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
  • 1960 Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
  • 1960 Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.

Famous people born on 5 September

  • Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
  • Michael Keaton, American actor and producer (born 1951)
  • Annabelle Wallis, English actress (born 1984)
  • Louis XIV, king of France (1638–1715)

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).
More events of 1955 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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