Page 9: 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   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 cIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala   

Jun 27   Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   In the year 1954 the first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

Jun 28   In the year 1954 111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)   

Jun 28   In the year 1954 red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26   

Jun 29   Atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer in the year 1954.   

Jun 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70   

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1954 t.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania   

Jul 08   KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history major League Baseball Players Assn founded   

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

Jul 13   Irving Pichel, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history 117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)   

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

Jul 14   In the year 1954 jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87   

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

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

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

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1954 dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85   

Jul 18   On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament   

Jul 19   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

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

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.   

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 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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)