* St Nicholas Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1188 was consecrated on the 30 March 1955, it currently meets on the third Thursday in February, April, June, August & October

The Eastern leaders retaliated against these steps by integrating the economies of their nations in Comecon, their version of the Marshall Plan ; exploding the first Soviet atomic device in 1949 ; signing an alliance with People's Republic of China in February 1950 ; and forming the Warsaw Pact, Eastern Europe's counterpart to NATO, in 1955.

During his recovery from a heart attack late in 1955, he huddled with his closest advisors to evaluate the GOP's potential candidates ; the group, in addition to his doctor, concluded a second term was well advised, and he announced in February 1956 he would run again.

The International Conference for the Seventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases was held in Paris under the auspices of WHO in February 1955.

* The February, 1955, issue of Mad (# 20 ) had a satire by Will Elder, " The Katchandhammer Kids!

The inaugural first-class match at the National Stadium was played between Pakistan and India on 26 February 1955 and since then Pakistani national cricket team has won 20 of the 41 Test matches played at the National Stadium.

Allen Kelsey Grammer ( born February 21, 1955 ) is an American actor and comedian.

These events were recorded during the night of February 19, 1955.

The Indian consulate was opened in Muscat in February 1955 and five years later it was upgraded to a Consulate General and later developed into a full fledged Embassy in 1971.

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* February 8 – James Dean, American actor ( d. 1955 )

* February 21 – Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison ( d. 1955 )

* February 24 – Honus Wagner, baseball player ( d. 1955 )

* February 4 – Sheila Kaye-Smith, English writer ( d. 1955 )

* February 2 – Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect ( d. 1955 )

Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE, Chevalier de la Légion d ' honneur ( born 24 February 1955 in Lorette, Loire ) is a French racing driver.

Prost is married to Anne-Marie ( born 14 February 1955 ).

In February 1955, Story of O won the French literature prize Prix des Deux Magots, although this did not prevent the French authorities from bringing obscenity charges against the publisher.

A story by Lee Correy in the February 1955 issue of Astounding Science Fiction referred to " Reilly's law ," which " states that in any scientific or engineering endeavor, anything that can go wrong will go wrong ".

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis Strauss was quoted in the Chicago Daily Tribune on February 12, 1955, saying " I hope it will be known as Strauss ' law.

In February 1954, Newman appeared in a screen test with James Dean, directed by Gjon Mili, for East of Eden ( 1955 ).

Carmen Miranda, GCIH (, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955 ) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and Hollywood film star popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

Oswald Theodore Avery ForMemRS ( October 21, 1877 – February 2, 1955 ) was a Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher.

Operating as a unit within the brigade, they carried out a large-scale attack on the Egyptian army positions in the Gaza strip during February 1955.

On 28 February 1955, Israeli troops attacked the Egyptian-held Gaza Strip.

* February 2, 1960: Hartford City, Indiana Principal Leonard Redden shot and killed two teachers with a shotgun at William Reed Elementary School in Hartford City, Indiana, before fleeing into a remote forest, where he committed suicide.

In January 1959, he returned to work, but with more pain and declining health underwent abdominal surgery in February at Walter Reed Hospital when recurrence of the cancer became evident.

* February 14 – Lou Reed marries Sylvia Morales in New York City's Greenwich Village.

She was married to the English film director Sir Carol Reed from 3 February 1943 until August 1947, and subsequently to a Hungarian physician, Tibor Csato.

It was purchased in February 2008 by Reed Elsevier ( parent corporation of LexisNexis ) in a cash deal for $ 3. 6 billion USD.

Donovan died from complications of vascular dementia on February 8, 1959, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D. C. at the age of 76, and is buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.

Henry Reed ( 22 February 1914 – 8 December 1986 ) was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist.

The Elementary Education Bill was introduced on 17 February 1870 and school boards were set up with elected representatives ( for example, Charles Reed in London ) the same year where possible.

Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr ( February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889 ), better known as Belle Starr, was a notorious American outlaw.

Robert Oliver Reed ( 13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999 ) was an English actor known for his burly screen presence.

Stanley Reed retired from the Supreme Court on February 25, 1957, citing old age.

John Carradine ( born Richmond Reed Carradine ; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988 ) was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns as well as Shakespearean theater.

Jagan suffered a heart attack in the morning of February 15, 1997 and was taken to Georgetown Hospital before being flown by U. S. military aircraft to Walter Reed Army Hospital in the U. S. capital, Washington, DC, later that day.

In February 2007, Reed Elsevier announced its intention to sell Harcourt, its educational publishing division.

In February 2008, shareholders of Choicepoint voted in favor of acquisition by Reed Elsevier for $ 4. 1 billion.

Charlotte Maria Church ( born Charlotte Maria Reed ; 21 February 1986 ) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter.

A benefit for Kupferberg was held in Brooklyn, New York in February 2010, featuring all of the Fugs minus Kupferberg, as well as Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye, and others.

* The Young and the Restless-Nikki Reed Newman ( February 1979 – present )

Later, in The Brave and the Bold # 9, February 2008, Robby Reed teamed up with the Metal Men, even lending the dial to Tin to allow him to transform into a more resilient superhero to defeat the monster conjured by the deranged alchemist Megistus.

John Reed Swanton ( February 19, 1873 – May 2, 1958 ) was an American anthropologist and linguist who worked with Native American peoples throughout the United States.

Page managed the Freebirds to a shot at the NWA World Tag Team Championship where they defeated Doom ( Butch Reed and Ron Simmons ) on February 24.

The episode titled " A Very Brady Episode " aired on February 5, 1989, and reunited six cast members from The Brady Bunch – Ann B. Davis, Florence Henderson, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick and Robert Reed.

*" Citigroup Announces the Retirement of John S. Reed Chairman and Co-Chief Executive ", Citigroup news release, February 28, 2000 ( archived 2008 )