Historical Events In 1954

May 23   H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

May 26   On this day in history franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74   

May 27   Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies in the year 1954.   

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

May 29   Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

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

Jun 07   First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings in the year 1954.   

Jun 10   On this day in history pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

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

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1954.   

Jun 13   Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1954 pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge   

Jun 14   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance in the year 1954.   

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

Jun 17   In the year 1954 cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)   

Jun 17   Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends in the year 1954.   

Jun 18   On this day in history pierre Mendès-France forms French government   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1954 the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress   

Jun 21   In the year 1954 john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands in the year 1954.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

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

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

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1954 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)