Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

Jun 07   inaugural microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ).   

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41.   

Jun 09   Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings.   

Jun 10   In this year, PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting.   

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87.   

Jun 13   Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 14   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   

Jun 16   Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months   

Jun 17   CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles and United Fruit Co)   

Jun 17   Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government   

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

Jun 19   Kathleen Turner, American film actress is born.   

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0).   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands   

Jun 22   Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49.   

Jun 23   122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994).   

Jun 25   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74.   

Jun 26   Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4   

Jun 27   1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

Jun 27   CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala   

Jun 27   Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83.   

Jun 27   The inaugural atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia).   

Jun 28   111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)   

Jun 28   Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26.   

Jun 29   Atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer.   

Jun 30   USSR opens its inaugural atomic power plant.   

Jul 04   West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern.   

Jul 05   B-52A bomber made its maiden flight   

Jul 06   Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70.   

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania.   

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania.   

Jul 08   KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next Page »

Jan 02   Ludmila borozna: Ussr, volleyball player (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry bonilla: American politician   

Jan 02   Dawn silva: American singer (the brides of funkenstein, p-funk)   

Jan 03   Ross the boss: Rocker   

Jan 03   Dean hart: Canadian wrestler    

Jan 03   Ned lamont: American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene chadbourne: American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan hitt: Rocker (reo speedwagon-keep on loving you)   

Jan 01   Duff cooper: British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit maranville: American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred raymond: Composer,    

Jan 11   Edgar tytgat: Flemish painter/etcher/drawer,   

Jan 13   Roland diggle: Composer,   

Jan 16   Michail m prishvin: Russian writer,    

Jan 18   Sydney greenstreet: Actor (conflict, maltese falcon),   

Jan 19   Theodor kaluza: German scientist (b. 1885)