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

May 26   Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

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   Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.   

May 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland   

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 in the year 1954.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 in the year 1954.   

Jun 09   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history pBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)   

Jun 17   Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends on this day in history.   

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

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.