* 1955 – Rob Epstein, American filmmaker and journalist

* 1955 – Keith Hunter Jesperson, Canadian serial killer

* 1955 – Cathy Jones, Canadian comedian

* 1955 – Blind Mississippi Morris, American blues musician

* 1955 – Michael Rooker, American actor

* 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

* 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist

* 1955 – Dimitra Liani, Greek air hostess, widow of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou

* 1955 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer

* 1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer

* 1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress

* 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.

* 1868 – Paul Claudel, French poet ( d. 1955 )

* 1881 – Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1955 )

* 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer ( d. 2008 )

* 1955 – Rusty Magee, American composer ( d. 2003 )

* 1955 – Peter Schmuck, American columnist

* 1955 – John E. Sweeney, American politician

* 1955 – Keith Ahlers, English race car driver

* 1955 – Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver

* 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English director

* 1865 – John Radecki, Australian artist ( d. 1955 )

* 1955 – Caleb Carr, American author and historian

* 1955 – Tim Dunigan, American actor

* 1955 – Tony Godden, English footballer

* The Seven Year Itch ( 1955 ), d. Billy Wilder

* 1955 – Billy Blanks, American martial artist

* The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell ( U. S .) also known as One Man Mutiny ( UK ) ( 1955 )

The original theme song to Captain Kangaroo ( titled " Puffin ' Billy ") was used from 1955 to 1974.

* The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell ( 1955 )

The couple's four sons were Mickey Jr. ( 1953 – 2000 ), David ( born 1955 ), Billy ( 1957 – 94 ), whom Mickey named for Billy Martin, his best friend among his Yankee teammates, and Danny ( born 1960 ).

* Billy Devaney ( born 1955 ), General Manager of the St. Louis Rams.

* Billy Devaney ( born 1955 ), General Manager of the St. Louis Rams.

* 1955 Billy Myers

* Billy Guy – baritone vocals ( 1955 – 1973 )

Their 1954 version of " Melody Of Love " was recorded prior to the Billy Vaughn version which was released in late-1954 and became a # 1 hit in 1955 and so was re-released in 1955.

A year and one day after making his major league debut, Killebrew hit his first major league home run on June 24, 1955 in the 5th inning off Detroit Tigers starter Billy Hoeft, five days shy of his 19th birthday.

In 1948 Billy Butlin acquired two hotels in The Bahamas and in the 1950s, Butlins began opening hotels in the UK: Saltdean, Brighton ( 1953 ), Blackpool ( 1955 ) and five in Cliftonville ( 1955 – 1956 ).

During the 1950s, she participated in several Hollywood productions such as Arrowhead ( 1953, with Charlton Heston ), Broken Lance ( 1954, with Spencer Tracy for which she received an Academy Award nomination ), Trapeze ( 1955, with Burt Lancaster ), One-Eyed Jacks ( 1959, directed by Marlon Brando ), Barabbas, Stay Away, Joe ( 1968, opposite Elvis Presley ), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ( 1973 ), and others.

* The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell ( 1955 )

American evangelical Christian missionary Billy Graham held an outdoor event at the ground in 1991, his first visit to Scotland since 1955.

On January 25, 1955, Billy died in his sleep of carbon monoxide poisoning, while Josette was found unconscious and revived.

Billy Wayne Blanks ( born September 1, 1955 ) is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the inventor of the Tae Bo exercise program.

Engagements with Lionel Hampton, Slim & Slam, T-Bone Walker, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan and six years with Lena Horne established him as a jazz drummer, and he struck out on his own as a bandleader in 1955.

In 1955, Verwer became a Christian at a Billy Graham meeting at Madison Square Garden, and made a commitment to global missions and spreading God ’ s Word on a massive scale.

From 1955, Billy Bunter comic strips were published in Holland, in the Dutch language comic Sjors, with the character renamed " Billie Turf ".