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 on this day in history.  

Apr 07   German govt refuses to recognize DDR on this day in history.  

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   US Air Force Academy established in the year 1954.  

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

Apr 09   On this day in history philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65  

Apr 09   WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.  

Apr 10   KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.  

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

Apr 12   In the year 1954 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289  

Apr 12   On this day in history billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock"  

Apr 12   On this day in history joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"  

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

Apr 13   Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 in the year 1954.  

Apr 15   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow on this day in history.  

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

Apr 16   KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt  

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt in the year 1954.  

Apr 19   7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th in the year 1954.  

Apr 20   On this day in history "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances  

Apr 21   Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR in the year 1954.  

Apr 21   USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam in the year 1954.  

Apr 22   On this day in history achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt  

Apr 22   In the year 1954 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began  

Apr 22   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts on this day in history.  

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

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

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

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)  

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)  

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

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

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

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