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 in the year 1954.   

Nov 14   In the year 1954 egyptian pres Naguib fired/state of emergency declared   

Nov 15   On this day in history 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

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

Nov 15   The first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins on this day in history.   

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   Actress Goldie Hawn is born on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1954.   

Nov 22   Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian UN ambassador, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history humane Society forms   

Nov 23   In the year 1954 for the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash.   

Nov 24   In the year 1954 air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened   

Nov 24   On this day in history the first US Presidential airplane christened   

Nov 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 1st pro football game in Netherlands   

Nov 28   On this day in history enrico Fermi, Italian/US physicist (Nobel 1938), dies at 53   

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

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

Nov 30   In the year 1954 first meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga AL)   

Nov 30   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 in the year 1954.   

Dec 01   Nationalist China & US sign dike agreement on this day in history.   

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

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   Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres on this day in history.   

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

Dec 04   Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 05   KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Dec 06   Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

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 in the year 1954.   

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

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   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies on this day in history.   

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.