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April 11, 1955
On April 11, 1955, the Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. Steve Camp, Olivia Dahl (died 1962), Donald Pettit would arrive in the same year.
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The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
Air India is the flag carrier of India, headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana. Its primary hub is located at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, with secondary hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. 1%).
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The year in brief
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, 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.
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On April 11, 1955
- 1955 — The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
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The class of 1955
Others born in 1955
SC Steve Camp 1955– American singer-songwriter and guitarist
OD Olivia Dahl (died 1962) 1955– daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal
DP Donald Pettit 1955– American engineer and astronaut SP Svante Pääbo 1955– Swedish geneticist and Nobel Laureate
MM Murathan Mungan 1955– Turkish author, poet, and playwright
MD Mikuláš Dzurinda 1955– Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia
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