Historical Events In 1954
Thursday, 09 July 2020
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 in the year 1954.
May 24 IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour in the year 1954.
May 24 In the year 1954 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 Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.
May 28 On this day in history achille Longo, composer, dies at 54
May 29 On this day in history kirk & Anne Douglas married
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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.
Jun 07 In the year 1954 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
Jun 07 First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) in the year 1954.
Jun 08 Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 in the year 1954.
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 PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting in the year 1954.
Jun 10 PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting in the year 1954.
Jun 10 On this day in history will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87
Jun 13 On this day in history 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 CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) on this day in history.
Jun 17 Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends in the year 1954.
Jun 18 Pierre Mendès-France forms French government in the year 1954.
Jun 19 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ in the year 1954.
Jun 19 The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress on this day in history.
Jun 21 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) in the year 1954.
Jun 22 In the year 1954 congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands
Jun 22 Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 in the year 1954.
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