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   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83   

Jun 27   On this day in history the first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1954 red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26   

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

Jun 30   In the year 1954 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

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

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

Jul 06   On this day in history dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history t.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania   

Jul 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the first White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 12   Major League Baseball Players Assn founded in the year 1954.   

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

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

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

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

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

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) in the year 1954.   

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament in the year 1954.   

Jul 19   On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

Jul 20   Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

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