Historical Events In 1954

Mar 19   In the year 1954 first color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York NY   

Mar 19   In the year 1954 first rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM   

Mar 19   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright in the year 1954.   

Mar 19   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins on this day in history.   

Mar 19   On this day in history walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71   

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell &Walcott complete tons in innings vs England on this day in history.   

Mar 20   "King & I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1954 "King &I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances   

Mar 20   Newspaper vending machine first used (Columbia Pennsylvania) in the year 1954.   

Mar 21   In the year 1954 harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84   

Mar 21   KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Mar 22   1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich on this day in history.   

Mar 25   26th Academy Awards "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1954 26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win   

Mar 25   On this day in history rCA manufactures first color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000)   

Mar 26   On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

Mar 28   8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win in the year 1954.   

Mar 28   Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1954 a 7.0 earthquake near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Malaga, and was 640 km deep   

Mar 29   In the year 1954 carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina   

Mar 30   In the year 1954 test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston   

Mar 30   On this day in history toronto Transit Commission opens the first part of the Toronto subway, the first subway in Canada.   

Mar 31   US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established in the year 1954.   

Mar 31   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established   

Mar 31   On this day in history uSSR offers to join NATO   

Apr 01   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC in the year 1954.   

Apr 01   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy established   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26] on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland first announced on this day in history.   

Apr 03   "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances in the year 1954.   

Apr 03   Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) in the year 1954.   

Apr 04   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open in the year 1954.   

Apr 04   In the year 1954 louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open   

Apr 05   Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1954.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)   

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

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