Historical Events In 1954
Saturday, 15 May 2021
Nov 11 John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Nov 12 Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed in the year 1954.
Nov 12 On this day in history ellis Island, the U.S. immigration processing center located in New York Harbor, closes today. Since it opened in 1892, it had processed more than 20 million immigrants.
Nov 13 On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60
Nov 14 Egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared on this day in history.
Nov 15 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins on this day in history.
Nov 15 In the year 1954 lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76
Nov 15 In the year 1954 the first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins
Nov 18 On this day in history yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal
Nov 20 On this day in history kTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
Nov 21 Actress Goldie Hawn is born on this day in history.
Nov 21 In the year 1954 karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59
Nov 22 Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 in the year 1954.
Nov 22 Humane Society forms in the year 1954.
Nov 23 For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash on this day in history.
Nov 24 On this day in history air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened
Nov 24 The first US Presidential airplane christened in the year 1954.
Nov 26 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba on this day in history.
Nov 27 On this day in history "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs
Nov 28 In the year 1954 1st pro football game in Netherlands
Nov 28 In the year 1954 enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53
Nov 29 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies on this day in history.
Nov 30 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala) in the year 1954.
Nov 30 First meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL) on this day in history.
Nov 30 The first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into a living room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip on this day in history.
Dec 01 In the year 1954 nationalist China & US sign dike agreement
Dec 02 "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances on this day in history.
Dec 02 In the year 1954 uS Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute"
Dec 03 Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1954.
Dec 03 In the year 1954 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres
Dec 04 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs in the year 1954.
Dec 04 In the year 1954 nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies
Dec 05 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
Dec 06 Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt in the year 1954.
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