Page 9: Historical Events In 1954

Jun 23   122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4   

Jun 27   1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) in the year 1954.   

Jun 27   CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala in the year 1954.   

Jun 27   In the year 1954 francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 83   

Jun 27   The first atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history 111°F (44°C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)   

Jun 28   Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer   

Jun 30   In the year 1954 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

Jul 04   In the year 1954 west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern   

Jul 05   In the year 1954 b-52A bomber made its maiden flight   

Jul 06   Dirk Verbeek, actor/director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 in the year 1954.   

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania in the year 1954.   

Jul 07   T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania in the year 1954.   

Jul 08   On this day in history kMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast   

Jul 11   In the year 1954 1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 11   On this day in history the first White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss   

Jul 12   On this day in history major League Baseball Players Assn founded   

Jul 13   21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleve in the year 1954.   

Jul 13   Irving Pichel, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   117ø F (47ø C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) in the year 1954.   

Jul 14   In the year 1954 117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)   

Jul 14   On this day in history 118ø F (48ø C), Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record)   

Jul 14   On this day in history jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87   

Jul 15   110°F (43°C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1954 the first commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)   

Jul 17   In the year 1954 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers)   

Jul 17   Construction begins on Disneyland in rural Orange County on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 in the year 1954.   

Jul 18   In the year 1954 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament   

Jul 19   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   On this day in history fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.