1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter B), the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1950s decade.
Real World Events
January
3
- Voice actor Hal Rayle is born.
March
2
- Actor William Hope is born.
4
- Actor Dominique Pinon is born.
7
- Author Michael Jan Friedman is born.
14
- Author Steve Bissette is born.
May
9
- Actor Kevin Peter Hall is born.
17
- Actor Bill Paxton is born.
June
7
- Author Mark Schultz is born.
18
- Actor Leon Herbert is born.
September
10
- Actress Giannina Facio is born.
October
18
- Director David Twohy is born.
25
- Producer Gale Anne Hurd is born.