Historical Events In 1954

Jun 23   On this day in history 122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)   

Jun 25   On this day in history eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74   

Jun 26   In the year 1954 jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4   

Jun 27   On this day in history 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

Jun 27   In the year 1954 cIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala   

Jun 27   In the year 1954 francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83   

Jun 27   On this day in history the first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

Jun 28   In the year 1954 111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)   

Jun 28   Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1954 atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer   

Jun 30   On this day in history uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

Jul 04   West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern in the year 1954.   

Jul 05   B-52A bomber made its maiden flight on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1954 t.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania   

Jul 07   On this day in history t.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania   

Jul 08   On this day in history kMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast   

Jul 11   On this day in history 1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 11   In the year 1954 the first White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 12   In the year 1954 major League Baseball Players Assn founded   

Jul 13   21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve in the year 1954.   

Jul 13   Irving Pichel, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history 117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record)   

Jul 14   On this day in history 117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)   

Jul 14   118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 in the year 1954.   

Jul 15   110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 15   The first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707) on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1954 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers)   

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County in the year 1954.   

Jul 17   Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 in the year 1954.   

Jul 18   In the year 1954 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament   

Jul 19   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 in the year 1954.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

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

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1954 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

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

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.