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 in the year 1954.  

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 in the year 1954.  

Jun 27   Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 in the year 1954.  

Jun 27   The first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) in the year 1954.  

Jun 28   111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) in the year 1954.  

Jun 28   Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   On this day in history atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer  

Jun 30   USSR opens its first atomic power plant on this day in history.  

Jul 04   West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern in the year 1954.  

Jul 05   In the year 1954 b-52A bomber made its maiden flight  

Jul 06   In the year 1954 dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70  

Jul 07   In the year 1954 t.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania  

Jul 07   In the year 1954 t.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania  

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

Jul 11   1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1954 major League Baseball Players Assn founded  

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

Jul 13   On this day in history irving Pichel, dies at 63  

Jul 14   On this day in history 117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record)  

Jul 14   117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   In the year 1954 jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87  

Jul 15   110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 17   On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85  

Jul 18   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament  

Jul 19   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician  

Jan 05   In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)  

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies  

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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