Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   On this day in history elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"   

Apr 06   Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1954 german govt refuses to recognize DDR   

Apr 08   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

Apr 08   US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.   

Apr 09   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway in the year 1954.   

Apr 09   On this day in history philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65   

Apr 09   In the year 1954 wECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting   

Apr 10   On this day in history auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81   

Apr 10   KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open   

Apr 12   18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 in the year 1954.   

Apr 12   Billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock" on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"   

Apr 12   Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 in the year 1954.   

Apr 13   Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history kARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Apr 15   In the year 1954 yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow   

Apr 16   In the year 1954 detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 16   KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt   

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt   

Apr 19   In the year 1954 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th   

Apr 20   "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances in the year 1954.   

Apr 21   Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1954 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

Apr 22   On this day in history achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt   

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began   

Apr 22   In the year 1954 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts   

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers in the year 1954.   

Apr 24   " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy in the year 1954.   

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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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

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

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1954.   

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   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.   

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

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