1955

Timeline

Godzilla facing off with Anguirus in Osaka (Godzilla Raids Again)

1954 ← 1955 → 1956

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous • Last Ice Age

BCE: 30,000 • 8000 • 4th millennium • 1100 • 218

Before 1800: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1357 • 1502 • 1556 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749

1800s: 1804 • 1805 • 1850 • 1851 • 1853 • 1862 • 1875 • 1881 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900–1999

'00s: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

'10s: 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

'20s: 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

'30s: 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000–present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2031 • 2034 • 2035 • 2036 • 2039 • 2041 • 2042 • 2043 • 2045 • 2046 • 2047 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

• Akira Kato is born in Hokkaido, Japan.

January

• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is released in Turkey.
• 24 January: Masaaki Tezuka is born in Tochigi, Japan.

February

• 17 February: Jim Rygiel is born in Wisconsin, America.

March

• Monster Picture Story: Godzilla, a manga adaptation of the 1954 Godzilla film, is published in Bokura magazine.
• 4 March: Shiro Sano is born in Yamanashi, Japan.

April

• 24 April: Godzilla Raids Again is released to Japanese theaters.

May

• 25 May: Shinichiro Kobayashi in born in Hokkaido, Japan.

June

• Rampage Godzilla is published by Shueisha.
• 8 June: Shusuke Kaneko is born in Tokyo, Japan.

July

• 10 July: Joyo Printing Company prints out copies of Godzilla: Tokyo and Osaka Editions.
• 20 July: Shimamura Publishing releases Godzilla: Tokyo and Osaka Editions.

August

• 14 August: Half Human is released to Japanese theaters.

October

• 26 October: Shinpei Hayashiya is born in Tokyo, Japan.

November

• 10 November: Roland Emmerich is born in Baden-Württemberg, West Germany.
• 16 November: Jun Kunimura is born in Kumamoto, Japan.
• 25 November: Shoichiro Akaboshi is born in Tokyo, Japan.

December

• 1 December: Saikai Bridge is opened to traffic.
• 7 December: The original Godzilla film is released in Taiwan.
• 9 December: Hiroyuki Watanabe is born in Ibaraki, Japan.

In fiction

• A second Godzilla appears and fights another monster dubbed Anguirus in Osaka. Godzilla eventually kills his opponent and escapes from Japan. However, the Monster King is eventually cornered on an iceberg and buried in an avalanche caused by Japan's Self-Defense Forces. (Godzilla Raids Again)
• Five university students go on a vacation in the Japanese Alps and two of them go missing. They return in the spring and discover a large primate in the mountains. It was later killed by falling into a sulfur pit. (Half Human)
• A battle between Godzilla and Anguirus leads to the death of Mr. Kaneto's father, a member of the JSDF. (Godzilla vs. X-Men)

Gallery

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  24 Apr. - Godzilla Raids Again theatrical release poster
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  11 Aug. - Half Human theatrical poster

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