Historical Events In 1954

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

Jun 25   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 28   Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   Atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer on this day in history.  

Jun 30   On this day in history uSSR opens its first atomic power plant  

Jul 04   In the year 1954 west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern  

Jul 05   B-52A bomber made its maiden flight on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 07   On this day in history t.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania  

Jul 08   KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 12   In the year 1954 major League Baseball Players Assn founded  

Jul 13   21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record)  

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) on this day in history.  

Jul 15   On this day in history the first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)  

Jul 17   1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85  

Jul 18   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament  

Jul 19   On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81  

Jul 20   Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

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

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)  

Jan 01   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)  

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.  

Jan 10   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53  

Jan 11   On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77  

Jan 13   In the year 1954 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 16   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies  

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

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)