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The following events occurred in April 1955:

April 1, 1955 (Friday)

April 2, 1955 (Saturday)

April 3, 1955 (Sunday)

April 4, 1955 (Monday)

April 5, 1955 (Tuesday)

April 6, 1955 (Wednesday)

April 7, 1955 (Thursday)

April 8, 1955 (Friday)

April 9, 1955 (Saturday)

  • A World War II Lincoln bomber[14] crashes into Mount Superbus, Australia, in the early hours the morning, during a medical evacuation of a sick baby from Townsville, Queensland, to Eagle Farm airfield in Brisbane. The crew of four RAAF personnel and the two passengers are all killed.

April 10, 1955 (Sunday)

April 11, 1955 (Monday)

April 12, 1955 (Tuesday)

April 13, 1955 (Wednesday)

April 14, 1955 (Thursday)

  • The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup for the 7th time in franchise history, but will not win again until 1997.

April 15, 1955 (Friday)

April 16, 1955 (Saturday)

  • A Burma-Japanese peace treaty, signed in Rangoon on November 5, 1954, comes into effect, formally ending a state of war between the two countries that has not existed for a long time.
  • Sir Laurence Olivier's film version of Shakespeare's Richard III, is released in the UK.

April 17, 1955 (Sunday)

  • Imre Nagy, the communist Premier of Hungary, loses his position as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, apparently for being too moderate.

April 18, 1955 (Monday)

April 19, 1955 (Tuesday)

April 20, 1955 (Wednesday)

April 21, 1955 (Thursday)

April 22, 1955 (Friday)

  • Died: Adnan al-Malki, 37, Syrian military leader, assassinated at Damascus Municipal Stadium by Younis Abdul Rahim[25]

April 23, 1955 (Saturday)

  • Born: Tony Miles, English chess grandmaster, in Birmingham (died 2001)

April 24, 1955 (Sunday)

April 25, 1955 (Monday)

April 26, 1955 (Tuesday)

April 27, 1955 (Wednesday)

April 28, 1955 (Thursday)

April 29, 1955 (Friday)

April 30, 1955 (Saturday)

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  4. Sr, Pugalenthi (1996) Elections in Singapore VJ Times International Pte Ltd, Singapore ISBN 981-221-025-3
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  9. Lindberg, Richard (1998). To serve and collect: Chicago politics and police corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal 1855-1960. Carbondale, Ill: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780809322237.
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  13. Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (June 1958). "The Why and the Wherefore: The Railway Clearing House". The Railway Magazine. Westminster: Tothill Press. 104 (686): 440.
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  19. Bandung Conference of 1955 and the resurgence of Asia and Africa Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Daily News, Sri Lanka
  20. "Victorian Govt. Defeated; Election On May 28". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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  25. Sami M. Moubayed, Damascus Between Democracy and Dictatorship. p 136. Accessed 13 November 2015
  26. "60th Anniversary Open Day". withernseahigh.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  27. https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/actor-comedian-leslie-jordan-67-killed-vehicle-crash/ACW7OD2CYJHM5FJKI4GELFQO6A/?outputType=amp
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