Historical Events In 1954

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

May 24   Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit on this day in history.  

May 24   German airline Lufthansa forms in the year 1954.  

May 24   In the year 1954 iBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour  

May 24   On this day in history the first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM  

May 26   Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 27   Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

May 29   On this day in history kirk & Anne Douglas married  

May 30   On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67  

May 30   On this day in history dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs  

Jun 02   In the year 1954 john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland  

Jun 04   Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m in the year 1954.  

Jun 04   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 in the year 1954.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 10   In the year 1954 will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87  

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

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   On this day in history dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months  

Jun 17   On this day in history 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   54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1954.  

Jun 22   In the year 1954 congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands  

Jun 22   Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1954 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   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies  

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 on this day in history.