27th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1954

1955 battle in the Chinese Civil War

1955 South American Championship — football tournament

EuroBasket 1955 — 1955 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

1955 Mediterranean Games — 2nd edition of the Mediterranean Games

1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup — football tournament

1955 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition

1955 Formula One season — sports season

Anti-Christian riot in Jordan

1955 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1955

Battle of Douar Souadek