The following events occurred in October 1955 :
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October 2: ENIAC deactivated
October 6: Citroen DS launched
October 15: Opening of new Hamburg State Opera
A referendum is held in South Vietnam to determine the future form of government of the State of Vietnam . Three days later, Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims the creation of the Republic of Vietnam, naming himself as its president.[23]
Swedish cargo ship Karmas runs aground at the mouth of the River Tees , Northumberland , United Kingdom; it is refloated on 10 November.[28]
The US ocean liner William Lykes runs aground in Table Bay , South Africa; it is refloated on 31 October.[29]
Born: Bill Gates , US software designer and entrepreneur, in Seattle, Washington[30]
October 29: David Oistrakh premieres Shostakovich's first Violin Concerto
In the Swiss federal election , the Social Democratic Party emerges as the largest party in the National Council , winning 53 of the 196 seats.[31]
The Rimutaka Incline mountain railway in New Zealand closes, to be replaced by the Rimutaka Tunnel .[32]
In the US, The Union Pacific Railroad 's Overland Route passenger trains shift from the Chicago and North Western Railway to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") east of Council Bluffs, Iowa .
The 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series ends, with Tim Flock winning the championship by a margin of 1508 points over Buck Baker .
The moshav of Yad Rambam is founded in central Israel.[33]
Died: William Woodward, Jr. , 35, US businessman and racehorse owner, shot dead by his wife Ann, who mistook him for a burglar[34] [35]
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"Telegrams in Brief". The Times . No. 53350. London. 13 October 1955. col G, p. 6.
Krauze, Enrique . Mexico: Biography of Power . New York: Harper Collins 1997, chapter 17: "Manuel Ávila Camacho: The Gentleman President", pp. 491–525.Osborne, Charles (1979). The opera house album: a collection of turn-of-the-century postcards . London: Robson Books. p. 56. ISBN 9780860510789 . Flanagan, William (2017). Aviation records in the Jet Age: the planes and technologies behind the breakthroughs . Forest Lake, MN: Specialty Press. p. 186. ISBN 9781580072304 . "Bluebird Sinks After Test Runs". The Times . No. 53353. London. 17 October 1955. col F, p. 8.
Obituaries on File: A-R . Facts on File. 1979. p. 387.
Bowman, John (1985). The Vietnam War : an almanac . New York, N.Y: World Almanac Publications Distributed in the United States by Ballantine Books. p. 43. ISBN 9780345326317 . Adams, Deanna (2002). Rock 'n' roll and the Cleveland connection . Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780873386913 . The West Indies & Caribbean Year Book: Anuario Comercial de Las Antillas Y Países Del Caribe . Caribook Limited. 1958. p. 332.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times . No. 53362. London. 27 October 1955. col G, p. 9.
"News in Brief". The Times . No. 53375. London. 11 November 1955. col G, p. 5.
"Telegrams in Brief". The Times . No. 53366. London. 1 November 1955. col G, p. 7.
Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pp. 154-9.
Mathilde A. Tagger; Yitzchak Kerem (2006). Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel . Avotaynu. p. 131. ISBN 9781886223288 .