Page 14: Historical Events In 1954

Nov 11   John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed in the year 1954.   

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   In the year 1954 fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60   

Nov 14   On this day in history egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared   

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

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

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

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   KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Nov 21   In the year 1954 actress Goldie Hawn is born   

Nov 21   Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1954 andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70   

Nov 22   Humane Society forms in the year 1954.   

Nov 23   For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash in the year 1954.   

Nov 24   Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened in the year 1954.   

Nov 24   On this day in history the first US Presidential airplane christened   

Nov 26   Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba on this day in history.   

Nov 27   "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st pro football game in Netherlands   

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

Nov 29   Enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies in the year 1954.   

Nov 30   In the year 1954 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala)   

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

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   Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 03   In the year 1954 enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

Dec 04   Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

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

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.