Page 9: Historical Events In 1954

Jun 23   122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

Jun 26   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 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   The first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer   

Jun 30   USSR opens its first atomic power plant on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1954 major League Baseball Players Assn founded   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1954 irving Pichel, dies at 63   

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

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

Jul 14   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record)   

Jul 15   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85   

Jul 18   In the year 1954 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament   

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   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 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   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

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