Page 14: Historical Events In 1954

Nov 11   On this day in history john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 12   In the year 1954 ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed   

Nov 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.   

Nov 14   Egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared on this day in history.   

Nov 15   1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins in the year 1954.   

Nov 15   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   The first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins in the year 1954.   

Nov 18   On this day in history yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal   

Nov 20   On this day in history kTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 21   On this day in history actress Goldie Hawn is born   

Nov 21   In the year 1954 karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59   

Nov 22   On this day in history andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70   

Nov 22   In the year 1954 humane Society forms   

Nov 23   In the year 1954 for the first 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1954 the first US Presidential airplane christened   

Nov 26   In the year 1954 test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba   

Nov 27   "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs in the year 1954.   

Nov 28   1st pro football game in Netherlands in the year 1954.   

Nov 28   Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Nov 29   In the year 1954 enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies   

Nov 30   On this day in history 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala)   

Nov 30   First meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   The first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into a living room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1954 nationalist China & US sign dike agreement   

Dec 02   On this day in history "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances   

Dec 02   In the year 1954 uS Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute"   

Dec 03   On this day in history enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 03   Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres in the year 1954.   

Dec 04   In the year 1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs   

Dec 04   On this day in history nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

Dec 05   KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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)