Page 9: Historical Events In 1954

Jun 23   In the year 1954 122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)   

Jun 25   On this day in history eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74   

Jun 26   On this day in history jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history cIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala   

Jun 27   Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 29   Atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer in the year 1954.   

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   On this day in history b-52A bomber made its maiden flight   

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   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   On this day in history the first White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 12   Major League Baseball Players Assn founded on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve   

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

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

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

Jul 14   118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record) in the year 1954.   

Jul 14   Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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   1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County in the year 1954.   

Jul 17   Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 in the year 1954.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   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)