Today in History for October 1954

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 54 of 54

1st - British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation
2nd - 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit
2nd - Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal
2nd - NY Giants sweep Cleve Indians, in 51st World Series
3rd - "Father Knows Best" premieres
3rd - KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
5th - Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern US
7th - Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt
7th - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem
9th - KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
10th - Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out
11th - "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances
11th - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam
13th - RP Smith/M Shulman's "Tender Trap," premieres in NYC
14th - Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
15th - Hurricane Hazel strikes US & Canada, 348 die
15th - KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
17th - Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21)
18th - Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US
18th - WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
18th - WNBC radio changes call letters to WRCA (NYC)
18th - Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
19th - Egypt & Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs
19th - KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
19th - First ascent of Cho Oyu
20th - "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances
Short Story Writer Dorothy Parker 21st - Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres
21st - Indonesian troops land in New-Guinea
22nd - West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization
23rd - Britain, England, France & USSR agree to end occupation of Germany
23rd - German FR joins NATO
23rd - Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament
23rd - WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
24th - Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam
26th - Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine
26th - Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC
26th - Trieste return to Italy.
27th - B O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF
27th - Pres Eisenhower offers aid to S Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem
27th - WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting
27th - Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC
Animator Walter Elias Disney 27th - Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
28th - Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature
28th - Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Phila syndicate
28th - N Richard Nash' "Rainmaker," premieres in NYC
28th - Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway
29th - Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership
29th - Sweden begins experimental TV
30th - Defense Department announces elimination of all segregated regiments
30th - US Armed Forces end segregation of races
30th - 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston)
31st - Algerian Revolution against French begins
31st - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Texas Golf Open
31st - KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 55 of 55

1st - Richard Schlesinger, NYC, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours)
1st - Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
2nd - Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
2nd - Lani O'Grady, Walnut Creek California, actress (Mary-8 is Enough)
2nd - Lorraine Bracco, Bkln, actress (Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team)
3rd - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
3rd - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dallas TX, guitarist (Sky is Crying, Texas Flood)
3rd - Al Sharpton [Alfred Charles], Brooklyn, New York, minister and civil rights activist (Keepin' It Real)
5th - Bob Geldof, rocker
5th - Duncan Regehr, Alberta Canada, actor (Wizards & Warriors)
6th - David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys)
7th - Victor Manuel Mar, wrestler (AAA/NJPW, Black Cat)
7th - Kenneth Atchley, American composer
8th - Ben Amonette, Radford VA, free pistol (Olympics-92, 96)
9th - Scott Bakula, St Louis MO, actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho, Murphy Brown)
10th - "Maestro" Jimmy Fearnley, English accordionist (The Pogues)
10th - David Lee Roth, Bloomington Indiana, rock singer (Van Halen-Jump)
10th - Rekha, Bollywood actress
10th - Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian singer and actor
Van Halen Rocker David Lee Roth (10th) 12th - Tom Blomberg, Dutch radio host/producer (Evening Rush Hour)
13th - Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
13th - George Frazier, American baseball player
13th - Claude Ribbe, French historian
14th - Carole Malone, English newspaper columnist
15th - Jere Burns, Cambridge MS, actor (Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John)
15th - Kip Byrne, Detroit Mich, Canadian Tour golfer (Mich State Jr-1970-71)
16th - Stephen Mellor, American actor
18th - Liz Burch, Australian actress
19th - Joe Bryant, American basketball player
19th - Sam Allardyce, English football manager
19th - Deborah Blum, American writer
20th - Suru Nayak, cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982)
20th - Steve Orich, orchestrator
20th - Günter Müller, German sound artist, improvisor and percussionist
21st - Brian Tobin, Canadian premier of Newfoundland
22nd - Carla Dunlap, Newark NJ, bodybuilder (Pumping Iron 2)
23rd - Ang Lee, director (Ice Storm, Wedding Banquet, Sense & Sensibility)
23rd - Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born director
24th - Doug Davidson, Glendale CA, actor (Paul Williams-Young & Restless)
24th - Jaap J Feenstra, Dutch MP (PvdA)
24th - Perry Lee "Tiny" Tavares, rocker
24th - Brad Sherman, American politician
24th - Thomas J. Mulcair, Quebec politician
24th - Mike Rounds, American politician
24th - Jozef Ráž, Slovak musician
25th - Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Mass, jockey player (Olympics-gold-1980)
26th - D W Moffett, Highland Park IL, actor (Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons)
26th - Vassilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer
27th - Chris Tavare, cricketer (England opener & occasional scorer of runs)
27th - Jan Duursema, American comic book artist
29th - Anita Meijer, Dutch singer (Just a Disillusion)
29th - Herman Ronald Frazier, Phila, 400m/4x400m runner (Olympic-gold-1976)
30th - JoAnne Russell, Miami Fla, tennis player (Wibeldon Double 1977)
30th - T Graham Brown, Arabi Ga, country singer (Come as you Were)
30th - Mario Testino, Peruvian-born English fashion photographer

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 11 of 11

3rd - Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87
5th - Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78
6th - Hakon Borresen, composer, dies at 78
12th - George Welch, American pilot (b. 1918)
20th - Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51
22nd - Prosper Cocquyt, Belgian brewer/pilot, dies at 54
22nd - Jibanananda Das, Bengali poet (b. 1899)
23rd - Henri Zagwijn, composer, dies at 76
26th - Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies
27th - Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78
27th - Frank Druce, cricketer (252 runs in 5 Tests for England), dies