Historical Events In 1954

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

Jun 25   In the year 1954 eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74   

Jun 26   Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4 in the year 1954.   

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

Jun 27   CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala on this day in history.   

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   111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) in the year 1954.   

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   In the year 1954 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1954 b-52A bomber made its maiden flight   

Jul 06   In the year 1954 dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70   

Jul 07   On this day in history 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   1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss in the year 1954.   

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

Jul 12   Major League Baseball Players Assn founded on this day in history.   

Jul 13   21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve on this day in history.   

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   117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record) in the year 1954.   

Jul 14   Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 15   In the year 1954 the first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)   

Jul 17   1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County   

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

Jul 18   Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament in the year 1954.   

Jul 19   On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

Jul 20   On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

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

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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