1955

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 - 1955 - 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

---

Births

• Billy Bob Thornton, US actor

Deaths

• March 11 - Sir Alexander Fleming, British discoverer of penicillin.
• April 18 - Albert Einstein, scientist.

Events

• Disneyland opened
• Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of Britain for the second time.

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - [Willis Eugene Lamb]?, - [Polykarp Kusch]?
• Chemistry - [Vincent du Vigneaud]?
• Medicine- [Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell]?
• Literature - Halldór Kiljan Laxness
• Peace - not awarded