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1955 - Birth of Dee Snider in Massapequa, New York, USA; rocker (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It").

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1955 - Birth of Marcia McCabe in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Alicia Grande - One Life to Live).

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1955 - Birth of Mohsin Khan; cricket player (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s).

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1955 - US Air Force unveils self-guided missile.

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1956 - My Fair Lady opens at Mark Hellinger Theater in New York City for 2,715 performances.

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1956 - Birth of Clay Matthews; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).

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1956 - Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to become NWA champion.

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1957 - Great Britain becomes the third nation to explode a nuclear bomb.

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1957 - Birth of Park Overall in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Laverne - Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning).

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1958 - Birth of Laura Carrington; actress (Simone Hardy - General Hospital, Louisa - Alphabet City).

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