Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

May 23   H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1954 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

May 30   Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs on this day in history.   

Jun 02   In the year 1954 john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland   

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

Jun 04   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 in the year 1954.   

Jun 05   "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 in the year 1954.   

Jun 09   In the year 1954 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   PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting in the year 1954.   

Jun 10   On this day in history will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87   

Jun 13   In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 14   On this day in history pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge   

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   Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months on this day in history.   

Jun 17   CIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co) on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   In the year 1954 pierre Mendès-France forms French government   

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   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

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

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 in the year 1954.   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

Jan 16   On this day in history michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)