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  1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
    19: ...tuguese found gold and diamonds in the neighbor captaincy of [[Minas Gerais]], Rio de Janeiro became m...
    25: ...esident [[Juscelino Kubitschek]] was elected in [[1955]] and took office in [[1956]] with a promise to b...
    123: [[pt:Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)]]
  2. History of China (45919 bytes)
    14: ...e [[13th century BC]] and takes the form of inscriptions of divination records on the bones or shells ...
    50: ...89. "South China under the Later Han Dynasty" (Chapter One from ''Generals of the South: the Foundatio...
    51: ...Han for the years 189 to 220 AD as recorded in Chapters 59 to 69 of the Zizhi tongjian of Sima Guang, ...
    54: *Dubs, Homer H. 1955. ''The History of the Former Han Dynasty by Pan K...
    55: ....'' Draft annotated English translation.[http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/hhshu/hou_han...
  3. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    7: ...[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days ...
    21: * [[1922]] - In [[Egypt]], [[United Kingdom|British]] archaeologist [[How...
    68: *[[1955]] - [[Matti Vanhanen]], prime minister of Finland
    87: *[[1955]] - [[Cy Young]], baseball player
    147: [[pt:4 de Novembro]]
  4. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
    78: ...son|Adamson, Amandus]], (1855-1929), Estonian sculptor
    98: *[[Isabelle Adjani|Adjani, Isabelle]], (born 1955), French actress
  5. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    22: ===Heiress Presumptive===
    23: ...d VIII]]'s abdication, she became [[heiress presumptive]] and was henceforth known as HRH The Princess...
    40: ...of Wales|HRH Prince Henry of Wales]] (born [[15 September]], [[1984]]) (known universally as 'Harry')
    42: ...thy Laurence|Commander Timothy Laurence]] (born [[1955]])
    58: ...the [[Imperial State Crown]] and holding the [[Sceptre with the Cross]] and the [[Sovereign's Orb|Orb]...
  6. Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
    7: '''Elizabeth I''' ([[7 September]] [[1533]] – [[24 March]] [[1603]]) wa...
    16: ...lizabeth was the [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] to the throne of England. After Queen Anne f...
    27: ...|Catholic]] Mary persecuted Protestants. She attempted to convert Elizabeth, who pretended to be Roman...
    33: ...tthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s memory, sin...
    39: ...eth remained independent in her diplomacy. She adopted a principle of "England for the English". Her o...
  7. Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
    40: ...lbright graduated from Kent Denver high school in 1955. Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with h...
    76: ...ch nickname given by her grandmother. Albright adopted the new name when she attended a Swiss boarding...
  8. Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
    3: ...e) Sylvia Pankhurst''' ([[May 5]], [[1882]] - [[September 27]], [[1960]]) was a campaigner in the [[su...
    11: ... group continued to move leftwards and briefly adopted the name ''[[Communist Party]], British Section...
    17: ...ia, a Cultural History'' (London: Lalibela House, 1955). Having moved to Addis Ababa in [[1956]], with h...
  9. Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
    2: ...ghts Movement]], most famous for her refusal in [[1955]] to give up a [[bus]] seat to a white man who wa...
    8: On [[December 1]], [[1955]], in Montgomery, Parks refused to obey a public ...
    19: ...unts of Parks' act of [[civil disobedience]] in [[1955]] refer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Pa...
    21: ...P]] and the [[Highlander Folk School]] in an attempt to portray her as an average, middle-aged woman a...
    25: ... up her seat to a white person. The [[NAACP]] accepted and litigated other cases before, such as that ...
  10. Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
    4: ...of Arts]] degree from [[Cornell University]] in [[1955]]. Her novel [[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]] won the ...
  11. Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
    5: ...Amadeus Mozart]]. The family moved to Europe in [[1955]], and Argerich studied with [[Friedrich Gulda]] ...
  12. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    12: Leaving the [[Decca Records|Decca]] label in [[1955]], the jazz record company [[Verve Records|Verve]...
    20: ...ass|bass]] player [[Ray Brown]]. Together they adopted a child, Ray Brown, Jr.
    33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
  13. Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
    6: ...of Jesus. They found the [[empty tomb|sepulchre empty]] but saw the "vision of angels" ([[Gospel of Ma...
    12: ...first needed to be defended. All of these manuscripts were first discovered and published between [[19...
    22: ...[[Pistis Sophia]]'', and The ''[[Gospel of the Egyptians]]'', reflects some of the tensions in second-...
    24: ...ry'']: (English), syncretic text, incorporating Coptic and earlier Greek versions; further web links
    33: ... of [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]'s novel ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' followed a similar tradition.
  14. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...her 13th nomination for ''[[Adaptation (movie)|Adaptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[197...
    12: ...e to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. Smith." Hepburn...
    30: ...tead of glamorous clothing fit for a starlet, prompting RKO executives to confiscate her overalls when...
    32: ...hat same year, Hepburn played Jo in the screen adaptation of ''[[Little Women]]'', which broke box-off...
    60: ...le. Blanchett, who thanked Hepburn during her acceptance speech, carried one of Hepburn's silk gloves ...
  15. Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
    3: ...a Kelly''' ([[November 12]], [[1929]] – [[September 14]], [[1982]]), later known as ''' ''Her Se...
    11: ... affair with co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations.
    17: ...nce, in [[1882]], a childless prince of Monaco adopted an unrelated heir, thereby ensuring Monaco's su...
    24: ...[1957]], and now [[heir presumptive|heiress presumptive]] to the throne of Monaco
    30: At the age of 52, in September 1982, Princess Grace suffered a stroke while...
  16. Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
    3: ...tended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in [[Roehampton]], England, along with fellow actress-to-be [[M...
    35: *''[[The Deep Blue Sea]]'' ([[1955]])
  17. Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
    1: ...phiaLoren55.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Sophia Loren''' in 1955.]]
    3: '''Sophia Loren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most...
    9: ...ter more early film roles that emphasized her voluptuous physique (she even appeared topless in the fi...
    19: ...wn mother) in a made-for-television [[biopic]] adaptation of her autobiography bestseller ''Sophia: Li...
    48: *''[[I Am the Captain]]'' (1950)
  18. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    6: ...andmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norma Jeane Baker''. Biographers used to di...
    8: ...ed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gl...
    12: ...erated information about her childhood. Then in September [[1941]], Grace took her in again. She was t...
    27: ...ced to the top of the box office in the Summer of 1955, and with other Fox starlets [[Jayne Mansfield]] ...
    34: ...immie," Dougherty *[http://www.familyforest.com/captainslog/64.html ]confirms that they were in love a...
  19. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    7: ... [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader of the Dutch femal...
    41: ...ickly, but was unable to shake off Gardner, who kept close until the finish line, and the two finished...
    53: ...en on the team at the time suspect it was an attempt by Jan and Fanny Blankers to eliminate a possible...
    57: ...as her last major competition. On [[August 7]], [[1955]], Fanny Blankers-Koen was victorious for the las...
  20. Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
    1: '''Dawn Fraser''' (born [[September 4]] [[1937]]) is an [[Australia]]n champion ...
    33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
    38: **4 x 110 yards medley relay: 1955, 1964

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