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

May 24   German airline Lufthansa forms on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history kirk & Anne Douglas married   

May 30   In the year 1954 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

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   On this day in history arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m   

Jun 04   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1954.   

Jun 07   In the year 1954 first microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)   

Jun 08   In the year 1954 alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41   

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

Jun 13   On this day in history nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 14   Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge on this day in history.   

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

Jun 17   CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government in the year 1954.   

Jun 19   54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ in the year 1954.   

Jun 19   The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress on this day in history.   

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) in the year 1954.   

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

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

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

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1954 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 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 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 in the year 1954.