Historical Events In 1954

Nov 11   In the year 1954 john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 12   In the year 1954 ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed   

Nov 12   Ellis Island, the U.S. immigration processing center located in New York Harbor, closes today. Since it opened in 1892, it had processed more than 20 million immigrants in the year 1954.   

Nov 13   On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60   

Nov 14   Egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared in the year 1954.   

Nov 15   1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1954 the first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

Nov 18   Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal in the year 1954.   

Nov 20   KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Actress Goldie Hawn is born on this day in history.   

Nov 21   On this day in history karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59   

Nov 22   On this day in history andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70   

Nov 22   In the year 1954 humane Society forms   

Nov 23   In the year 1954 for the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash.   

Nov 24   On this day in history air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened   

Nov 24   The first US Presidential airplane christened in the year 1954.   

Nov 26   Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba in the year 1954.   

Nov 27   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs   

Nov 28   1st pro football game in Netherlands in the year 1954.   

Nov 28   Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 in the year 1954.   

Nov 29   On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies   

Nov 30   On this day in history 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala)   

Nov 30   First meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL) in the year 1954.   

Nov 30   On this day in history the first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into a living room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip   

Dec 01   In the year 1954 nationalist China & US sign dike agreement   

Dec 02   On this day in history "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances   

Dec 02   US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute" in the year 1954.   

Dec 03   Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1954.   

Dec 03   On this day in history samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

Dec 04   "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs in the year 1954.   

Dec 04   On this day in history nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

Dec 05   KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Dec 06   In the year 1954 simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt   

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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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

Jan 04   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   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   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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