118 days before December 5, 1955

would be

August 9, 1955 (Tuesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 221

• Week number: 32

• Leap year: 1955 is not a leap year

• Daylight Saving Time: Yes

Sunrise, Sunset Times for August 9, 1955 (Tuesday)

• Sunrise time: 06:38 am

• Sunset time: 08:39 pm

• Day length: 14h 00m

Moon Phase for August 9, 1955 (Tuesday)

• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous

• Illumination: 62%

• Moon Age: 20.92 day(s)

August 9, 1955 Holidays and National Days

1999

Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister and, for the fourth time, fires the entire cabinet.

1999

The Diet of Japan establishes the country’s official national flag, the Hinomaru, and national anthem, “Kimi Ga Yo.”

1992

The twenty-fifth Olympic Summer Games closes in Barcelona, Spain.

1979

England’s first major nude beach established, at the seaside resort of Brighton.

1975

The first NFL game is played in the Louisiana Superdome; Houston Oilers defeat New Orleans Saints 13-7.

1974

Gerald Ford is sworn in as president of the United States after the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

1971

Le Roy (Satchel) Paige is inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame.

1969

Charles Manson’s followers kill actress Sharon Tate and her three guests in her Beverly Hills home.