Historical Events In 1954
Monday, 04 July 2022
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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