Historical Events In 1954

Nov 11   On this day in history john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81   

Nov 12   Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1954 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.   

Nov 13   Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 20   KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Nov 21   On this day in history actress Goldie Hawn is born   

Nov 21   Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 in the year 1954.   

Nov 22   On this day in history humane Society forms   

Nov 23   For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1954 air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened   

Nov 24   In the year 1954 the first US Presidential airplane christened   

Nov 26   In the year 1954 test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1954 enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53   

Nov 29   Enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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   Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement in the year 1954.   

Dec 02   "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances in the year 1954.   

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

Dec 03   Enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1954 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

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

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

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

Dec 06   Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

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   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1954.   

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   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies on this day in history.   

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)