Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   On this day in history elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"  

Apr 06   Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det in the year 1954.  

Apr 07   German govt refuses to recognize DDR in the year 1954.  

Apr 08   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs in the year 1954.  

Apr 08   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC in the year 1954.  

Apr 08   On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established  

Apr 09   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history wECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting  

Apr 10   In the year 1954 auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81  

Apr 10   KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Apr 11   On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open  

Apr 12   18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   In the year 1954 billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock"  

Apr 12   In the year 1954 joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"  

Apr 12   Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 in the year 1954.  

Apr 13   On this day in history balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0  

Apr 15   On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54  

Apr 15   On this day in history kARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Apr 15   On this day in history yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow  

Apr 16   Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup in the year 1954.  

Apr 16   In the year 1954 kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1954 colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt  

Apr 19   7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th on this day in history.  

Apr 20   "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances in the year 1954.  

Apr 21   In the year 1954 gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR  

Apr 21   In the year 1954 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam  

Apr 22   In the year 1954 achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt  

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began  

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts  

Apr 23   In the year 1954 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers  

Apr 23   On this day in history hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers  

Apr 24   " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy in the year 1954.  

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.  

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   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   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)  

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

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.