The #1 song in the UK on April 5, 1955

Give Me Your Word By Tennessee Ernie Ford

Other #1 songs on April 5, 1955

#1 Hit Song

The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Bill Hayes

#1 R&B Song

Pledging My Love
Johnny Ace

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable April 5 birthdays in the 1950s

Dean Kamen
Entrepreneur
Born April 05, 1951
John Dvorak
Journalist
Born April 05, 1952
Peter Case
Folk Singer
Born April 05, 1954
Franklin Chang-Díaz
Astronaut
Born April 05, 1950
Diamond Dallas Page
Wrestler
Born April 05, 1956
Insooni
R&B Singer
Born April 05, 1957
Frank Gaffney
Journalist
Born April 05, 1953
Oliver Luck
Football Player
Born April 05, 1960
Cammie Lusko
Bodybuilder
Born April 05, 1958