Page 9: Historical Events In 1954

Jul 11   1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss.   

Jul 11   The inaugural White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss.   

Jul 12   Major League Baseball Players Assn founded.   

Jul 13   In this year, 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve.   

Jul 13   Irving Pichel, dies at 63.   

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

Jul 14   Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87.   

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

Jul 15   The inaugural commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707).   

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

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County.   

Jul 17   Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85.   

Jul 18   In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament.   

Jul 19   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

Jul 20   Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52.   

Jul 20   Tennis Champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident   

Jul 20   Two-and-a-half months after the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in northern Vietnam, France agreed to recognize Vietnamese sovereignty at the Geneva Conference   

Jul 21   At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam   

Jul 22   In this year, Virgin Islands (US) formally adopts constitution (Revised Organic Act).   

Jul 24   Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90   

Jul 26   3 aircraft from USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) shoot down 2 Chinese fighters that fired on them while they were providing air cover for rescue operations for a U.K. airliner shot down by a Chinese aircraft   

Jul 26   Hans Lodeizen, [Johan Frederik], poet (Travel to Congo), dies at 26   

Jul 26   WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

Jul 27   Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries   

Jul 28   Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres.   

Jul 30   Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles.   

Jul 31   K2 summit reached for the inaugural time by an Italian team.   

Jul 31   Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double).   

Aug 01   Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies   

Aug 02   Rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42   

Aug 02   Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia   

Aug 03   1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Land) flown   

Aug 03   Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81.   

Aug 03   inaugural VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Land) airplane flown.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila borozna: Ussr, volleyball player (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry bonilla: American politician   

Jan 02   Dawn silva: American singer (the brides of funkenstein, p-funk)   

Jan 03   Ross the boss: Rocker   

Jan 03   Dean hart: Canadian wrestler   

Jan 03   Ned lamont: American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene chadbourne: American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan hitt: Rocker (reo speedwagon-keep on loving you)   

Jan 01   Duff cooper: British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit maranville: American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred raymond: Composer,    

Jan 11   Edgar tytgat: Flemish painter/etcher/drawer,    

Jan 13   Roland diggle: Composer,   

Jan 16   Michail m prishvin: Russian writer,   

Jan 18   Sydney greenstreet: Actor (conflict, maltese falcon),   

Jan 19   Theodor kaluza: German scientist (b. 1885)