Historical Events In 1954

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

May 24   On this day in history dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit   

May 24   On this day in history german airline Lufthansa forms   

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 in the year 1954.   

May 28   In the year 1954 achille Longo, composer, dies at 54   

May 29   Kirk & Anne Douglas married on this day in history.   

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

May 30   Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs in the year 1954.   

Jun 02   John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland in the year 1954.   

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

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

Jun 05   In the year 1954 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV   

Jun 07   In the year 1954 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)   

Jun 07   In the year 1954 first microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)   

Jun 08   On this day in history alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41   

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

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Jun 10   In the year 1954 pBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

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

Jun 13   In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 14   Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge in the year 1954.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) in the year 1954.   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands in the year 1954.   

Jun 22   On this day in history don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

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

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

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