Historical Events In 1954

May 23   On this day in history h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies  

May 24   In the year 1954 dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit  

May 24   German airline Lufthansa forms on this day in history.  

May 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

May 28   In the year 1954 achille Longo, composer, dies at 54  

May 29   Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.  

May 30   In the year 1954 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67  

May 30   Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs on this day in history.  

Jun 02   John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland in the year 1954.  

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 in the year 1954.  

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

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

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

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

Jun 10   On this day in history pBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting  

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1954.  

Jun 13   Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge  

Jun 14   In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.  

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   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government on this day in history.  

Jun 19   54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ in the year 1954.  

Jun 19   The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress on this day in history.  

Jun 21   In the year 1954 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   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.  

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.  

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.  

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   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.