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   IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour in the year 1954.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 28   Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1954 kirk & Anne Douglas married   

May 30   Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 in the year 1954.   

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

Jun 02   On this day in history john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland   

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

Jun 04   In the year 1954 harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58   

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

Jun 07   1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting in the year 1954.   

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 18   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress   

Jun 21   On this day in history john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

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

Jun 22   Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

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

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)