SINGAPORE DENIES RIOT DEATH FAULT; Police Assert U.S. Reporter Had Been Warned of Peril, Ambulance Sent Quickly
Date: 15 May 1955
Special to The New York Times
police deny failure to aid Symonds; say he was warned not to enter area; describe attack
Big Van Vader Birthday, Date of Birth
Leon White (Lynwood, California; 14 de mayo de 1955-Colorado, 18 de junio de 2018) fue un luchador profesional estadounidense, mejor conocido por su nombre artístico Big Van Vader o Vader.
White fue conocido por su amplia carrera en varias empresas de Japón, entre las que destacan New Japan Pro Wrestling y All Japan Pro Wrestling, así como en las promociones de Estados Unidos World Championship Wrestling y World Wrestling Federation. Un luchador superpesado capaz de significativos movimientos aéreos, Vader ha sido tanto heel como face a lo largo de su carrera y ha sido muy famoso por su agresividad y peligroso estilo de lucha.
White es nueve veces Campeón Mundial, habiendo ganado una vez Campeón Mundial Peso Pesado de la UWA, dos veces Campeón Peso Pesado de la Triple Corona de AJPW, tres veces el Campeón Mundial Peso Pesado de la WCW y tres veces el Campeonato Mundial Peso Completo IWGP. También ganó una vez el Campeonato de los Estados Unidos de la WCW. En 2022 de manera póstuma fue exaltado al Salón de la Fama de la WWE.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Saturday, May 14, 1955
- Place of Birth
- Lynwood
- Age
- 70
- Star Sign
- ♉
The May 14, 1955 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 133 day of the year. President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
If you were born on this day, you are 70 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 173 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in 191 days. You have lived for 25,741 days, or about 617,801 hours, or about 37,068,080 minutes, or about 2,224,084,800 seconds.
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14th of May 1955 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 14, 1955
SALVADOR LOOKS TO '56 ELECTION; Ex-Foreign Minister Canessa Is Said to Plan to Run for President--Buys Paper
Date: 15 May 1955
Special to The New York Times
R Canessa buys newspaper Nueva Patria; pol link seen
Rembrandt Work Under X-Ray
Date: 15 May 1955
Louvre, Paris, uses x-rays, infra-red rays, and 'macro' photography to check authenticity of Rembrandt works; Natl Museum, Stockholm, to x-ray Rembrandt's Claudius Civilis to determine exposure of floating sword
Dutch Honor U. S. Reporter
Date: 14 May 1955
Special to The New York Times
D Schorr (CBS) decorated by Netherlands
U. S. MAKES STUDY OF PRESS MERGERS; House Group Hears Justice Agency Is Giving Attention to One-Newspaper Cities
Date: 14 May 1955
Asst Atty Gen Barnes reveals Justice Dept investigated merger but took no action; declines to give own views, House subcom
AUCTION AT EAGLE ENDS; $127,500 Is Raised in a 3-Day Sale of Paper's Equipment
Date: 14 May 1955
ends; $127,500 raised
AIR TRIP IN SOVIET IS LIKE U.S. FLYING; But Shawl-Clad Stewardess and Makeshift Limousine Add Russian Touches
Date: 15 May 1955
By CLIFTON DANIEL
Clifton DANIEL
C Daniel describes typical journey; compares service with US lines; repts Aeroflot aide said line would have jets soon
A Chapter Of Liberty; FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. By William L. Chenery. 256 pp. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. $3.75.
Date: 15 May 1955
By ZECHARIAH CHAFEE JR
Zechariah CHAFEE
Chenery, W L: Freedom of the Press
News of the Advertising and Marketing Fields
Date: 15 May 1955
By WILLIAM M. FREEMAN
Mrs H Edmunds named ad woman of yr by Ad Women of NY