August 20, 1955

August 20, 1955, was a Saturday. It was 69 years, 4 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 20, 1955:

Battle of Philippeville: 77 French nationals are massacred after a force of Berbers raid two settlements in French Algeria.

Top song: August 20, 1955

The best-selling single on August 20, 1955 was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.

Play the top songs from 1955
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1955. Take a trip back to the days of Bill Hayes, Mitch Miller, The Four Aces and The Fontane Sisters.

Facts

This date was 25,326 days ago. Approximately 844 months have passed. It was the 232nd day of 1955, in week 33. The decade was the fifties. People born on this day are currently 69 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 281 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to August 20, 1955

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

It is Saturday, August 20, 1955. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, attending dances, shopping, and watching sports.

The summer of 1955 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In music, the song "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and Sir Anthony Eden is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

It's 1955, so radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from artists such as Perez Prado, Bill Haley & His Comets, Mitch Miller, Roger Williams, Les Baxter, Bill Hayes, The Four Aces, The McGuire Sisters and Pat Boone. In fashion, women are sporting chemise dresses, sheaths, sack dresses and straight-cut suits. Short boxy jackets and shift dresses are also beginning to become popular. Meanwhile, a lot of men are sporting a "Teddy Boy" style that involves leather jackets, greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. Men are also wearing formal suits as daywear. Tailfins on cars are extremely popular at the moment. The design looks futuristic, almost like a rocket or the twin rudders on the back of an airplane.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Dean would be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Gene Autry Show", "I Love Lucy", and "The Roy Rogers Show". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Crusader Rabbit", and "Winky Dink and You".

Popular toys at the moment include Foto-Electric Baseball, Tiny Tears (doll), BAS-KET Miniature Basketball, and Pitchin' Pal.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 20, 1955, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1955 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: August 20, 1955 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 20, 1955.

Tailfins on cars
Tailfins on cars were a popular style around this time. The design looked futuristic, almost like the twin rudders on the back of an airplane.
Movies from 1955
The most popular movies of 1955 included Cinerama Holiday, Mister Roberts, Battle Cry, "Oklahoma!", Guys and Dolls, Lady and the Tramp, and Picnic.
1955 in music
The radio stations in 1955 were dominated by artists such as Perez Prado, Bill Haley & His Comets, Mitch Miller, Roger Williams, Les Baxter, Bill Hayes, The Four Aces, The McGuire Sisters and Pat Boone.
Harlow Curtice
General Motors President Harlow Curtice was named the Time Person of the Year in 1955 after his company became the first US company to earn US$1 billion in a single year.
Rock and roll
In the mid-1950s, a new music genre called "Rock and Roll" began to take off.
Panty raids are all the rage on college campuses
Panty raids were a popular college prank at the time. Large groups of male students would "raid" the living quarters of their female counterparts and then steal their underwear as proof that the raid had been successful. These raids took place during a time when colleges had curfews and men were forbidden from entering female dormitories.
Poodle skirts are a thing
Women and young girls were wearing wide, unrestricted felt skirts called "poodle skirts." These were solid-colored skirts that had a design or a logo. In many cases, the design was an image of a poodle or a cat.
Greasers
A youth subculture called "greasers" emerged during the 1950s and early 1960s. The style included greased-back hairstyles, work pants, and denim or leather jackets.
The Jukebox
The jukebox was at the height of its popularity. Teenagers and young adults would often hang out at local restaurants and diners and listen to the latest songs.
Men are getting "DA haircuts"
The "DA haircut" was extremely popular among men. The cut consisted of a combed-back hairstyle that was parted down the middle at the back. "DA" stood for "Duck's Ass," which is what many people liked to call the style.
Sock hops
Sock hops were informal dance events for teenagers. The name originated from the fact that many of these dances required participants to remove their shoes. This is because sock hops were often held in high school gymnasiums, and the organizers didn't want scuff marks on the floors.
Capitalism vs Communism
The ideological clash between capitalism and communism heated up during the 1950s. It was during this period that a "Cold War" started between the United States and the Soviet Union. In the US, there were fears that Soviet spies had infiltrated all parts of society, including Hollywood.
The economy is booming
The world was recovering from World War II. Many countries witnessed an economic boom during this decade. Unemployment was low, consumerism increased, mortgages were cheap, and governments started to invest in infrastructure such as highways. For many, this was the "golden age" of the economy.
Rotary phones
Almost everyone had rotary phones in the 1950s. However, the heavier metal dial components were being phased out and replaced with plastic.
More and more people are buying television sets
More and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.
Polio cases are high
Cases of Polio were particularly high, and outbreaks were common. In the United States, the disease peaked in 1952, with nearly 60,000 cases and 3,145 deaths. It wasn't until 1955 that a national immunization program started and cases began to drop.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 20, 1955.

July 27, 1955: 58 people are killed after an Israeli passenger jet is shot down over Bulgaria.
August 3, 1955:
• The romantic thriller film "To Catch a Thief" is released.
• A Category 4 hurricane called Hurricane Connie hits the United States.
August 17, 1955: Hurricane Diane reaches North Carolina in the United States.
This date: August 20, 1955
August 24, 1955: The last episode of "My Little Margie" is aired.
August 28, 1955: A 14-year-old African American teenager called Emmett Till is lynched in Money, Mississippi after being accused of wolf-whistling at a white woman.

1950s fashion

Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.

TV series on August 20, 1955

People in August 1955 were watching the following TV series:

Annie Oakley

Life with Elizabeth

The Danny Thomas Show

Our Miss Brooks

My Little Margie

The Roy Rogers Show

I Love Lucy

Sky King

The Jack Benny Program

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

You Bet Your Life

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Cars in 1955

1955 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Thunderbird, the Chevrolet Task Force, the Ford Fairlane, the Pontiac Safari, the Ford Squire, and the Peugeot 403.

Kids TV shows on August 20, 1955

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1955:

Father Knows Best

Lassie

Winky Dink and You

Adventures of Superman

Crusader Rabbit

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1955

Toys and games that were popular in 1955:

Matchbox toy cars

Roy Rogers Plastic Figures

Mr. Potato Head

Feed the Elephant

Pitchin' Pal

Colorforms

BAS-KET Miniature Basketball

Tiny Tears (doll)

Spinning Tops

Toy Guns

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Were you born on August 20, 1955?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1955.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 20, 1961, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 20.

Ron Paul

US politician
Born on August 20, 1935
He turned 20 on this day in 1955.

Slobodan Milošević

Yugoslav and Serbian politician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1941
He turned 14 on this day in 1955.

Robert Plant

Musician
Born on August 20, 1948
He turned 7 on this day in 1955.

Phil Lynott

Irish musician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1949
He turned 6 on this day in 1955.

Dimebag Darrell

Musician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1966
He was born exactly 11 years after this date.

Fred Durst

Singer
Born on August 20, 1970
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Demi Lovato

Singer
Born on August 20, 1992
She was born exactly 37 years after this date.

US President

Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on August 20, 1955.

UK Prime Minister

Sir Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on August 20, 1955 was most likely conceived around November 27, 1954.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 20, 1955 is close to May 12, 1956.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 20, 1955:

25,326 days have passed since this date.
3,618 weeks have passed.
2,188,170,000 seconds have passed since August 20, 1955.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,552,865,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,129,095,720,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 364,695,000 times.
You have taken approximately 188,182,620 steps. That's roughly 83,637 miles.
26,258,040 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Top song: August 20, 1955

Facts

Take me back to August 20, 1955

Zodiac

News, nostalgia, and fads

Tailfins on cars

Movies from 1955

1955 in music

Harlow Curtice

Rock and roll

Panty raids are all the rage on college campuses

Poodle skirts are a thing

Greasers

The Jukebox

Men are getting "DA haircuts"

Sock hops

Capitalism vs Communism

The economy is booming

Rotary phones

More and more people are buying television sets

Polio cases are high