Historical Events In 1954
Thursday, 18 April 2024
May 23 In the year 1954 h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies
May 24 On this day in history dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit
May 24 In the year 1954 german airline Lufthansa forms
May 24 IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour on this day in history.
May 24 The first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM in the year 1954.
May 26 Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
May 27 In the year 1954 herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies
May 28 In the year 1954 achille Longo, composer, dies at 54
May 29 Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.
May 30 In the year 1954 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67
May 30 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs on this day in history.
Jun 02 In the year 1954 john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland
Jun 04 Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m in the year 1954.
Jun 04 On this day in history harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58
Jun 05 In the year 1954 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV
Jun 07 On this day in history 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
Jun 07 First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) on this day in history.
Jun 08 On this day in history alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41
Jun 09 Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings in the year 1954.
Jun 10 On this day in history pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting
Jun 10 PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.
Jun 10 Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1954.
Jun 13 On this day in history nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62
Jun 14 Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge on this day in history.
Jun 14 On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jun 16 In the year 1954 dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months
Jun 17 On this day in history cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)
Jun 17 Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends on this day in history.
Jun 18 On this day in history pierre Mendès-France forms French government
Jun 19 In the year 1954 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ
Jun 19 The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress in the year 1954.
Jun 21 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) in the year 1954.
Jun 22 On this day in history congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands
Jun 22 On this day in history don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
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