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1955Jan, 6

Alex Forsyth (ice hockey)

Alex Forsyth, American ice hockey player
Alex Forsyth (born January 6, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted in the first round, 18th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He was also drafted by the San Diego Mariners (ninth round, 122nd overall) of the World Hockey Association in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.

Forsyth played just one game in the National Hockey League with the Capitals, during the 1976–77 season.

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Events on 1955

  • 7Jan

    Metropolitan Opera

    Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
  • 13Feb

    Dead Sea Scrolls

    Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
  • 18Feb

    Nevada Test Site

    Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
  • 14May

    Warsaw Pact

    Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
  • 23Oct

    State of Vietnam referendum, 1955

    Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.