Page 14: Historical Events In 1954
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Nov 11 In the year 1954 john Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81
Nov 12 Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed in the year 1954.
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 On this day in history fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60
Nov 14 Egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared on this day in history.
Nov 15 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins in the year 1954.
Nov 15 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59
Nov 22 On this day in history andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70
Nov 22 In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.
Nov 24 In the year 1954 air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened
Nov 24 The first US Presidential airplane christened in the year 1954.
Nov 26 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba in the year 1954.
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 in the year 1954.
Nov 28 Enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53 on this day in history.
Nov 29 On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies
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 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 in the year 1954.
Dec 01 On this day in history nationalist China & US sign dike agreement
Dec 02 On this day in history "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances
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 in the year 1954.
Dec 03 On this day in history samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres
Dec 04 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs on this day in history.
Dec 04 Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history.
Dec 05 In the year 1954 kTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting
Dec 06 On this day in history simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt
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