Page 8: 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   On this day in history german airline Lufthansa forms   

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

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

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

May 27   In the year 1954 herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies   

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

May 29   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) in the year 1954.   

Jun 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

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

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance.   

Jun 16   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

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   The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress in the year 1954.   

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) on this day in history.   

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   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)