Page 10: Historical Events In 1954

Aug 04   Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning.   

Aug 05   Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers   

Aug 06   Theo[by] Van Reijn, sculptor/drawer/lithograph, dies at 70 [or 8/10]   

Aug 06   WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Aug 07   "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances.   

Aug 08   Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67   

Aug 11   BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0.   

Aug 11   Formal peace takes place, ending 7+ yrs of fighting in Indochina between French and Communist Vietminh.   

Aug 12   Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row.   

Aug 13   21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6 (93470).   

Aug 13   Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71   

Aug 16   "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing   

Aug 16   In this year, Sports Illustrated publishes it's inaugural issue   

Aug 17   Billy Murray, singer (Denver Nightengale), dies at 77.   

Aug 18   Asst Sec of Labor James Wilkins became inaugural black to attend cabinet   

Aug 18   James E Wilkins is 1st black to attend a US cabinet meeting.   

Aug 19   Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73   

Aug 19   Ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN.   

Aug 22   WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Aug 24   Communist Control Act passed, at height of McCarthyism.   

Aug 24   Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71.   

Aug 24   International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China   

Aug 25   In this year, Ivan Filin claims Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m).   

Aug 29   SF International Airport (SFO) opens   

Aug 30   Hurricane Carol, results in the deaths of 68.   

Aug 31   Census Bureau established   

Aug 31   Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die.   

Aug 31   Hurricane Carol hits New England, killing more than 60 people and causiAug 31, massive property damage   

Sep 02   Hurricane Edna batters NE US, killing 20.   

Sep 03   After nearly 3000 episodes, The Lone Ranger ends 21-year legacy of radio drama.   

Sep 03   Eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65.   

Sep 03   Pope Pius X canonized a saint   

Sep 04   Peter B Cortese of the US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania   

Sep 04   The inaugural passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila borozna: Ussr, volleyball player (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry bonilla: American politician   

Jan 02   Dawn silva: American singer (the brides of funkenstein, p-funk)   

Jan 03   Ross the boss: Rocker   

Jan 03   Dean hart: Canadian wrestler    

Jan 03   Ned lamont: American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene chadbourne: American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan hitt: Rocker (reo speedwagon-keep on loving you)   

Jan 01   Duff cooper: British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit maranville: American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred raymond: Composer,    

Jan 11   Edgar tytgat: Flemish painter/etcher/drawer,   

Jan 13   Roland diggle: Composer,    

Jan 16   Michail m prishvin: Russian writer,   

Jan 18   Sydney greenstreet: Actor (conflict, maltese falcon),   

Jan 19   Theodor kaluza: German scientist (b. 1885)