Historical Events In 1954

Jun 23   122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) in the year 1954.  

Jun 25   In the year 1954 eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74  

Jun 26   On this day in history jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4  

Jun 27   On this day in history 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)  

Jun 27   In the year 1954 cIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala  

Jun 27   Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jun 27   The first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) in the year 1954.  

Jun 28   In the year 1954 111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)  

Jun 28   In the year 1954 red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26  

Jun 29   In the year 1954 atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer  

Jun 30   In the year 1954 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant  

Jul 04   On this day in history west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern  

Jul 05   In the year 1954 b-52A bomber made its maiden flight  

Jul 06   Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 in the year 1954.  

Jul 07   In the year 1954 t.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania  

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania in the year 1954.  

Jul 08   KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast in the year 1954.  

Jul 11   In the year 1954 1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss  

Jul 11   In the year 1954 the first White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss  

Jul 12   Major League Baseball Players Assn founded on this day in history.  

Jul 13   21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve in the year 1954.  

Jul 13   Irving Pichel, dies at 63 in the year 1954.  

Jul 14   117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) in the year 1954.  

Jul 14   In the year 1954 117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)  

Jul 14   118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record) in the year 1954.  

Jul 14   Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 in the year 1954.  

Jul 15   110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) in the year 1954.  

Jul 15   The first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707) in the year 1954.  

Jul 17   In the year 1954 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers)  

Jul 17   In the year 1954 construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County  

Jul 17   In the year 1954 dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85  

Jul 18   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament on this day in history.  

Jul 19   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

Jul 20   Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 in the year 1954.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 02   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

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

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.  

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 in the year 1954.  

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)  

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.  

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.