Page 13: Historical Events In 1954

Nov 01   India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements   

Nov 02   Charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's 1st black congressman   

Nov 02   Charles C Diggs Jr elected Michigan's inaugural black congressman   

Nov 03   Adam Ant, British Singer/songwriter is born   

Nov 03   Henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84.   

Nov 03   In this year, Linus Pauling claims Nobel Chemistry Prize   

Nov 04   "Fanny" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 888 performances.   

Nov 04   Stig H Dagerman, Swedish author (Burned Child), dies at 31.   

Nov 07   US spy plane shot down North of Japan.   

Nov 08   AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City   

Nov 10   Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed   

Nov 10   Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington.   

Nov 10   Lt Col John Stapp travels 632 MPH in a rocket sled.   

Nov 11   John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81.   

Nov 12   Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed   

Nov 12   Ellis Island, the U.S. immigration processing center located in New York Harbor, closes today. Since it opened in 1892, it had processed more than 20 million immigrants   

Nov 13   Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60.   

Nov 14   Egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared.   

Nov 15   1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

Nov 15   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76   

Nov 15   The inaugural regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins.   

Nov 18   Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal   

Nov 20   KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 21   Actress Goldie Hawn is born.   

Nov 21   Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59.   

Nov 22   Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70   

Nov 22   Humane Society forms   

Nov 23   For the inaugural time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash   

Nov 24   Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened   

Nov 24   The inaugural US Presidential airplane christened   

Nov 26   Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba   

Nov 27   "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs.   

Nov 28   1st pro football game in Netherlands   

Nov 28   Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53.   

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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)