Rulers:
• Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
Events:
• Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (Williamstown) opened to the public.
• William Faulkner (1897-1962): National Book Award (1951, 1955).
• William Faulkner (1897-1962): Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1955, 1963).
Births:
• Adjani, Isabelle (1955)
• Andrésen, Björn (1955)
• Barreto, Bruno (1955)
• Cluzet, François (1955)
• Conde, José (1955-2011)
• Costner, Kevin (1955)
• Daniels, Jeff (1955)
• Davis, Judy (1955)
• Geoffrey, Paul (1955-2023)
• Irureta, Elena (1955)
• Molina, Ángela (1955)
• Muti, Ornella (1955)
• Roberts, Tanya (1955-2021)
• Savoy, Teresa Ann (1955-2017)
• Willis, Bruce (1955)
Deaths:
• Claudel, Paul (1868-1955)
• Hampden, Walter (1879-1955)
• Honegger, Arthur (1892-1955)
• Léger, Fernand (1881-1955)
• Mann, Thomas (1875-1955)
• Mendès, Helyonne (1879-1955)
• Munson, Ona (1903-1955)
• Ortega y Gasset, José (1883-1955)
• Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Millicent (1867-1955)
• Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955)
Art:
• Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989): El Sacramento de la Última Cena (1955)
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Composizione metafisica (1950-60)
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Ettore e Andromaca (1955-56)
• Ernst, Max (1891-1976): La Lune en bouteille (1955)
Film:
• French Cancan (1955)
• Pane, amore e… (1955)
• To Catch a Thief (1955)