Historical Events In 1954

May 23   H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies in the year 1954.   

May 24   Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit in the year 1954.   

May 24   German airline Lufthansa forms in the year 1954.   

May 24   IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour in the year 1954.   

May 24   The first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM in the year 1954.   

May 26   Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

May 27   Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.   

May 28   Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1954.   

May 29   Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.   

May 30   Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67 in the year 1954.   

May 30   In the year 1954 dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs   

Jun 02   In the year 1954 john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland   

Jun 04   On this day in history arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m   

Jun 04   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV   

Jun 07   1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history first microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)   

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 in the year 1954.   

Jun 09   Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings on this day in history.   

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.   

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1954.   

Jun 13   Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1954.   

Jun 14   On this day in history pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge   

Jun 14   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months   

Jun 17   CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) in the year 1954.   

Jun 17   Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends in the year 1954.   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government in the year 1954.   

Jun 19   54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ in the year 1954.   

Jun 19   On this day in history the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress   

Jun 21   In the year 1954 john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1954 don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

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

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

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   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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