Historical Events In 1954

Mar 19   In the year 1954 first color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York NY  

Mar 19   In the year 1954 first rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM  

Mar 19   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.  

Mar 19   In the year 1954 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins  

Mar 19   Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1954.  

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell &Walcott complete tons in innings vs England in the year 1954.  

Mar 20   "King & I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history "King &I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances  

Mar 20   In the year 1954 newspaper vending machine first used (Columbia Pennsylvania)  

Mar 21   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Mar 22   1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1954 26th Academy Awards "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win  

Mar 25   In the year 1954 26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win  

Mar 25   In the year 1954 rCA manufactures first color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000)  

Mar 26   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.  

Mar 28   On this day in history 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win  

Mar 28   Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

Mar 29   A 7.0 earthquake near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Malaga, and was 640 km deep in the year 1954.  

Mar 29   In the year 1954 carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina  

Mar 30   On this day in history test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston  

Mar 30   Toronto Transit Commission opens the first part of the Toronto subway, the first subway in Canada on this day in history.  

Mar 31   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established  

Mar 31   US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established in the year 1954.  

Mar 31   USSR offers to join NATO on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.  

Apr 01   US Air Force Academy established in the year 1954.  

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26] in the year 1954.  

Apr 02   On this day in history plans to build Disneyland first announced  

Apr 03   "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances on this day in history.  

Apr 03   In the year 1954 don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record)  

Apr 04   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open in the year 1954.  

Apr 04   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1954.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

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

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

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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)