Page 9: Historical Events In 1954

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

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   1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) in the year 1954.   

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

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 in the year 1954.   

Jun 29   In the year 1954 atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer   

Jun 30   On this day in history uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jul 17   In the year 1954 construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County   

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   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   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   In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

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   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)