Page 14: Historical Events In 1954

Nov 11   John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.   

Nov 12   In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.   

Nov 13   On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60   

Nov 14   In the year 1954 egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared   

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

Nov 15   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 in the year 1954.   

Nov 15   On this day in history the first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

Nov 18   Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal in the year 1954.   

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   Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1954.   

Nov 22   Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 in the year 1954.   

Nov 22   On this day in history 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   The first US Presidential airplane christened on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba in the year 1954.   

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

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

Nov 28   On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53   

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

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

Nov 30   First meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL) in the year 1954.   

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   On this day in history nationalist China & US sign dike agreement   

Dec 02   "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances in the year 1954.   

Dec 02   US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute" on this day in history.   

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

Dec 03   On this day in history samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

Dec 04   "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 04   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1954.   

Jan 11   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

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