Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

May 23   H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies in the year 1954.   

May 24   In the year 1954 dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit   

May 24   On this day in history german airline Lufthansa forms   

May 24   IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour on this day in history.   

May 24   The first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM in the year 1954.   

May 26   Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

May 27   In the year 1954 herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies   

May 28   Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1954.   

May 29   In the year 1954 kirk & Anne Douglas married   

May 30   Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1954 dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs   

Jun 02   John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland in the year 1954.   

Jun 04   In the year 1954 arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m   

Jun 04   On this day in history harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58   

Jun 05   In the year 1954 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV   

Jun 07   On this day in history 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)   

Jun 07   First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) in the year 1954.   

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 in the year 1954.   

Jun 09   On this day in history joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings   

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1954 pBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

Jun 10   On this day in history will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87   

Jun 13   In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 14   Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge in the year 1954.   

Jun 14   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months in the year 1954.   

Jun 17   On this day in history cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)   

Jun 17   In the year 1954 televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ   

Jun 19   The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress in the year 1954.   

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1954 don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)   

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   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.