Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" in the year 1954.   

Apr 06   Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history german govt refuses to recognize DDR   

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

Apr 08   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC in the year 1954.   

Apr 08   US Air Force Academy established in the year 1954.   

Apr 09   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1954 philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65   

Apr 09   WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open   

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

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   On this day in history pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89   

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

Apr 15   In the year 1954 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54   

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

Apr 15   Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow in the year 1954.   

Apr 16   On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 16   KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt in the year 1954.   

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt in the year 1954.   

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   "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 21   In the year 1954 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

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   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts on this day in history.   

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

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.   

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   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)