At A Glance

2 January 1955 at a glance

Day of the week
2 January 1955 was a Sunday.
Top Film of 1955
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1955 was Lady and the Tramp.
Bestselling Novel of 1955
“Marjorie Morningstar” by Herman Wouk was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1955.
Top-Rated TV Show
“The $64,000 Question” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1955–56 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 January 1955 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 January 1955 was First Quarter.

On this day: 2 January

  • 1949 Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
  • 1954 India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
  • 1959 Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
  • 1963 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
  • 1967 Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.

Famous people born on January 2

  • Jim Bakker, American televangelist (1940–2026)
  • Kemi Badenoch, English politician (born 1980)
  • Dax Shepard, American actor (born 1975)
  • Kate Bosworth, American actress (born 1983)

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Events of 1955 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1955 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 12 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the first U.S. advisors to South Vietnam.
  • June 16 – Lady and the Tramp premieres in Chicago. It is the first animated film distributed by Disney's own Buena Vista Film Distribution and the first filmed in CinemaScope widescreen.
  • July 17 – The Disneyland theme park opens in Anaheim, California, an event broadcast on the ABC television network.
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Life in the US in 1955

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gas (per gallon)

$0.29

Loaf of Bread

$0.18

Average House

$9,400

Weekly Wage

$70

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