Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   On this day in history elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"  

Apr 06   Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det in the year 1954.  

Apr 07   In the year 1954 german govt refuses to recognize DDR  

Apr 08   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs  

Apr 08   On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC  

Apr 08   US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.  

Apr 09   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway  

Apr 09   Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1954.  

Apr 09   WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

Apr 10   On this day in history kRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Apr 11   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open in the year 1954.  

Apr 12   In the year 1954 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289  

Apr 12   Billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock" in the year 1954.  

Apr 12   On this day in history joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"  

Apr 12   Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 in the year 1954.  

Apr 13   In the year 1954 balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0  

Apr 15   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.  

Apr 15   On this day in history yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow  

Apr 16   Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

Apr 16   KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.  

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt  

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt  

Apr 19   On this day in history 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th  

Apr 20   "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances on this day in history.  

Apr 21   On this day in history gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR  

Apr 21   USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam in the year 1954.  

Apr 22   Achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt on this day in history.  

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began  

Apr 22   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts in the year 1954.  

Apr 23   In the year 1954 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers  

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers in the year 1954.  

Apr 24   " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)  

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1954.  

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.  

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.