Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

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

May 24   Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1954 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 on this day in history.   

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

May 27   Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies in the year 1954.   

May 28   On this day in history achille Longo, composer, dies at 54   

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   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 in the year 1954.   

Jun 04   In the year 1954 harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58   

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

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

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

Jun 08   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

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

Jun 10   In the year 1954 will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months   

Jun 17   CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1954 televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

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

Jun 22   Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.   

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

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

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 in the year 1954.   

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

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