Page 4: Historical Events In 1954

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.   

Mar 19   inaugural rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM.   

Mar 19   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.   

Mar 19   Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71   

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs England.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila borozna: Ussr, volleyball player (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry bonilla: American politician   

Jan 02   Dawn silva: American singer (the brides of funkenstein, p-funk)   

Jan 03   Ross the boss: Rocker   

Jan 03   Dean hart: Canadian wrestler    

Jan 03   Ned lamont: American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene chadbourne: American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan hitt: Rocker (reo speedwagon-keep on loving you)   

Jan 01   Duff cooper: British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit maranville: American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred raymond: Composer,    

Jan 11   Edgar tytgat: Flemish painter/etcher/drawer,    

Jan 13   Roland diggle: Composer,   

Jan 16   Michail m prishvin: Russian writer,    

Jan 18   Sydney greenstreet: Actor (conflict, maltese falcon),    

Jan 19   Theodor kaluza: German scientist (b. 1885)