Page 9: Historical Events In 1954

Jun 23   122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1954 eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74   

Jun 26   Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   In the year 1954 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

Jun 27   CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83   

Jun 27   The first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26   

Jun 29   Atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1954 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

Jul 04   On this day in history west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern   

Jul 05   B-52A bomber made its maiden flight on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 in the year 1954.   

Jul 07   On this day in history t.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania   

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania on this day in history.   

Jul 08   KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast in the year 1954.   

Jul 11   In the year 1954 1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 11   The first White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss in the year 1954.   

Jul 12   Major League Baseball Players Assn founded in the year 1954.   

Jul 13   21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve in the year 1954.   

Jul 13   In the year 1954 irving Pichel, dies at 63   

Jul 14   117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) in the year 1954.   

Jul 14   In the year 1954 117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)   

Jul 14   118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 in the year 1954.   

Jul 15   In the year 1954 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record)   

Jul 15   On this day in history the first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)   

Jul 17   1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) in the year 1954.   

Jul 17   On this day in history construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County   

Jul 17   Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament in the year 1954.   

Jul 19   In the year 1954 jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

Jul 20   On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

Jan 16   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.