What Happened on April 20, 1955

Historical Events

  • "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 92 performances

Famous Birthdays

  • Donald Pettit, American chemical engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Silverton, Oregon
  • Svante Pääbo, Swedish geneticist (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2022 - work on genomes of extinct hominins), born in Stockholm, Sweden [1]

About April 20, 1955

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 69 years and 15 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus

Music Charts

  • UK #1 Song: Give Me Your Word - Tennessee Ernie Ford