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 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   The first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM on this day in history.  

May 26   In the year 1954 franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74  

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

May 28   On this day in history achille Longo, composer, dies at 54  

May 29   In the year 1954 kirk & Anne Douglas married  

May 30   On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67  

May 30   On this day in history 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   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jun 05   On this day in history "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV  

Jun 07   On this day in history 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)  

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

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

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   PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.  

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

Jun 13   In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62  

Jun 14   In the year 1954 pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge  

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

Jun 17   Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends in the year 1954.  

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   In the year 1954 the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress  

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   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   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

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   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   On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies on this day in history.  

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)