Page 14: Historical Events In 1954

Nov 11   John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1954 ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed   

Nov 12   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 in the year 1954.   

Nov 13   Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 in the year 1954.   

Nov 15   In the year 1954 the first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

Nov 18   Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada & Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen & Hunter as part of an 18 player deal in the year 1954.   

Nov 20   In the year 1954 kTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 21   In the year 1954 actress Goldie Hawn is born   

Nov 21   In the year 1954 karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59   

Nov 22   Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 in the year 1954.   

Nov 22   Humane Society forms in the year 1954.   

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   Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened in the year 1954.   

Nov 24   In the year 1954 the first US Presidential airplane christened   

Nov 26   In the year 1954 test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba   

Nov 27   On this day in history "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 in the year 1954.   

Nov 29   On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US nuclear physicist, dies   

Nov 30   In the year 1954 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala)   

Nov 30   On this day in history first meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL)   

Nov 30   On this day in history 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   

Dec 01   In the year 1954 nationalist China & US sign dike agreement   

Dec 02   "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances in the year 1954.   

Dec 02   In the year 1954 uS Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute"   

Dec 03   In the year 1954 enrique Soro Barriga, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 03   In the year 1954 samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres   

Dec 04   In the year 1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 perfs   

Dec 04   Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies in the year 1954.   

Dec 05   KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt 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   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

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   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

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   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

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   On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.   

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)