Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

May 23   In the year 1954 h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies   

May 24   Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit in the year 1954.   

May 24   In the year 1954 german airline Lufthansa forms   

May 24   IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1954 the first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM   

May 26   Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

May 27   Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.   

May 28   In the year 1954 achille Longo, composer, dies at 54   

May 29   Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.   

May 30   On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

May 30   On this day in history dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs   

Jun 02   John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland on this day in history.   

Jun 04   On this day in history arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m   

Jun 04   In the year 1954 harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58   

Jun 05   "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV in the year 1954.   

Jun 07   1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1954 alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41   

Jun 09   On this day in history joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings   

Jun 10   On this day in history pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

Jun 10   In the year 1954 pBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   Nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1954.   

Jun 14   Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance.   

Jun 16   In the year 1954 dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months   

Jun 17   CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) in the year 1954.   

Jun 17   In the year 1954 televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government on this day in history.   

Jun 19   54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress   

Jun 21   On this day in history john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands in the year 1954.   

Jun 22   In the year 1954 don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49   

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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   On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

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

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.   

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

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

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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.