Historical Events In 1954

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

Jun 25   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania in the year 1954.  

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

Jul 08   KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jul 13   Irving Pichel, dies at 63 in the year 1954.  

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

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) 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) in the year 1954.  

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   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   In the year 1954 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament  

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

Jul 20   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   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   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)