Historical Events In 1954
Sunday, 09 May 2021
May 23 H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies in the year 1954.
May 24 Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit in the year 1954.
May 24 German airline Lufthansa forms on this day in history.
May 24 IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour on this day in history.
May 24 On this day in history the first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM
May 26 Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 in the year 1954.
May 27 On this day in history herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies
May 28 Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.
May 29 Kirk & Anne Douglas married on this day in history.
May 30 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 in the year 1954.
May 30 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs on this day in history.
Jun 02 On this day in history john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland
Jun 04 In the year 1954 arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m
Jun 04 Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 in the year 1954.
Jun 05 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.
Jun 07 On this day in history 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
Jun 07 On this day in history first microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
Jun 08 In the year 1954 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 on this day in history.
Jun 10 In the year 1954 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 In the year 1954 will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87
Jun 13 In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62
Jun 14 On this day in history pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge
Jun 14 In the year 1954 u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jun 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends
Jun 18 On this day in history pierre Mendès-France forms French government
Jun 19 On this day in history 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) on this day in history.
Jun 22 Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands in the year 1954.
Jun 22 On this day in history don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
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