Page 6: Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1954 mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det   

Apr 07   German govt refuses to recognize DDR in the year 1954.   

Apr 08   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs in the year 1954.   

Apr 08   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy established   

Apr 09   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway   

Apr 09   Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1954.   

Apr 09   In the year 1954 wECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting   

Apr 10   On this day in history auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81   

Apr 10   In the year 1954 kRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Apr 11   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1954 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289   

Apr 12   On this day in history billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock"   

Apr 12   Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll" on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 in the year 1954.   

Apr 13   Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1954 kARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Apr 15   In the year 1954 yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow   

Apr 16   Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup in the year 1954.   

Apr 16   On this day in history kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Apr 18   In the year 1954 colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt   

Apr 18   In the year 1954 colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt   

Apr 19   7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th in the year 1954.   

Apr 20   In the year 1954 "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances   

Apr 21   Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR in the year 1954.   

Apr 21   USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam on this day in history.   

Apr 22   In the year 1954 achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt   

Apr 22   In the year 1954 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began   

Apr 22   In the year 1954 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts   

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers in the year 1954.   

Apr 23   On this day in history hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers   

Apr 24   " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy in the year 1954.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.   

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 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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)   

Jan 01   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

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   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1954 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 16   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.