← 1954 1953 1952 1955 in South Korea → 1956 1957 1958
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events in 1955 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1955 in North Korea

Events from the year 1955 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Rhee Syng-man
• Vice President: Ham Tae-young

Events

• September 18-Democratic Party was founded.

Births

• 1 January - Lee Sang-hyun
• 8 January-Jun Won-tchack, Korean lawyer and broadcaster
• 13 January-Huh Jung-moo South Korean football player and manager
• 16 February - Jeong Sun-ok
• 1 July - Yang Gui-ja, Korean novelist
• 11 July - Sim Soo-bong, Korean singer
• 28 September - Lee Soon-ok

Death

• 18 February - Kim Seong-su, Korean educator, independence activist, journalist
• 16 August - Yi Kang, former royal