Historical Events In 1954

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

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   In the year 1954 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   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   In the year 1954 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   Actress Goldie Hawn is born in the year 1954.   

Nov 21   On this day in history karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59   

Nov 22   Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Humane Society forms on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala) in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

Dec 01   Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement in the year 1954.   

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

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

Dec 03   Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1954 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

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

Dec 04   In the year 1954 nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

Dec 05   In the year 1954 kTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Dec 06   On this day in history simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.   

Jan 13   On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

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

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

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)