Page 10: Historical Events In 1954

Jul 24   Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90.   

Jul 26   3 aircraft from USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) shoot down 2 Chinese fighters that fired on them while they were providing air cover for rescue operations for a U.K. airliner shot down by a Chinese aircraft   

Jul 26   Hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26.   

Jul 26   WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Jul 27   Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries   

Jul 28   Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres.   

Jul 30   Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles   

Jul 31   K2 summit reached for the inaugural time by an Italian team.   

Jul 31   Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double).   

Aug 01   Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies.   

Aug 02   Rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42.   

Aug 02   Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia.   

Aug 03   1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Land) flown.   

Aug 03   Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81.   

Aug 03   inaugural VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Land) airplane flown   

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   

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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)