Page 4: Historical Events In 1954

Feb 28   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

Mar 01   4 Puerto Ricans open fire in US House of Representatives injuring 5 Representatives   

Mar 01   inaugural American hydrogen bomb test on the island of Bikini.   

Mar 01   Rebellion during visit of President Naguib in Khartoum Sudan, 30 die   

Mar 01   Ron Howard Emmy Award-winning producer was born.   

Mar 01   Ron Howard, American director is born   

Mar 01   Ted Williams fractures collarbone in inaugural game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War.   

Mar 01   US explodes 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll   

Mar 04   Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79.   

Mar 05   "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs   

Mar 05   Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80.   

Mar 06   Jan Kalf, Dutch literature/art historian, dies at 80.   

Mar 07   French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu   

Mar 07   In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Sarasota Golf Open   

Mar 07   In this year, Russia claims title in their inaugural international ice hockey competition.   

Mar 07   Russia defeated Canada 7-2 to capture the world ice-hockey title in Stockholm, Sweden   

Mar 07   US, Great-Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO.   

Mar 08   Herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia   

Mar 08   Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies   

Mar 08   Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent visits Canadian brigade in Korea during world tour   

Mar 09   1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators).   

Mar 09   This was the day that critics called"TV’s coming of age." Edward R. Murrow presented his report on Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Wisconsin Senator,   

Mar 09   WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the inaugural local color television commercials   

Mar 11   US Army charges Senator Joseph McCarthy used undue pressure tactics.   

Mar 12   1st performance of Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und Aaron"   

Mar 13   Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron   

Mar 14   Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game.   

Mar 14   Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer, dies at 72   

Mar 15   "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar.   

Mar 15   Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82.   

Mar 17   Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, dies at 88.   

Mar 18   Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies.   

Mar 19   1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, NYC.   

Mar 19   inaugural color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York NY   

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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 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 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

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