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December 24, 1955

On December 24, 1955, a flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state. Steve Camp, Olivia Dahl (died 1962), Donald Pettit would arrive in the same year.

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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 December 24, 1955

  1. 1955 A flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state.

    1955 flood in California, U.S.

    From December 16 to 25, 1955, devastating flooding struck portions of California. It was caused by heavy rainfall and a levee break on the Feather River, and directly resulted in the deaths of 74 people, leaving damages of an estimated $150 million, one of the costliest floods ever recorded in California. The floods are commonly known as the Yuba–Sutter floods as there was extensive damage in Yuba and Sutter counties.

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Steve Camp 1955– American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Olivia Dahl (died 1962) 1955– daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal
Donald Pettit 1955– American engineer and astronaut
Svante Pääbo 1955– Swedish geneticist and Nobel Laureate
Murathan Mungan 1955– Turkish author, poet, and playwright
Mikuláš Dzurinda 1955– Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia

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