1954

Year 1954 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the.

January

 * - no longer demands  from.
 * - Large-scale s in - over 20 dead.
 * - ran dry
 * The merges with  forming the.
 * weds.
 * - lleader  is captured in.
 * - In, , 's second-in-command, is relieved of his duties.
 * - The is established with 40 charter member s.
 * - The first nuclear-powered, the , is launched in , by.
 * - The foreign ministers of the, , and the  meet at the.
 * -, was  as a city.
 * -, was  as a city.

February

 * - Queen is the first reigning  to visit.
 * - After authorizing $385 million over the $400 million already budgeted for military aid to Vietnam,  warns against  intervention in.
 * - The first Church of is established in.
 * - The first mass of children against  begins in  and helps to save the lives of innumerable children.
 * - Lt. Col. is made premier of.

March

 * Officials announce that an American test had been conducted on  in the.
 * Four open fire on  and wound five. Security guards apprehend them.
 * - and  produce a 30-minute  special entitled "A Report on Senator ".
 * - and  officially end the.
 * - French troops begin battle against in.
 * - knocks out  in round seven at  in the first  prize  fight shown in color.
 * - The reopens (it was closed in ).
 * - capture the main airstrip of  - French forces are partially isolated.
 * manufactures first color set (12" screen; price: $1,000).
 * recognizes of  but Soviet troops remain in the country.
 * - The television stations is formed in Puerto Rico.
 * - with  on board is incapacitated on  runway.
 * - 's first opens in.
 * - with  on board is incapacitated on  runway.
 * - 's first opens in.

April

 * April - The Fender Stratocaster, one of the best-known guitars of all time, is released.
 * - President authorizes the creation of the  in.
 * -  from the  and asks to seek  in.
 * - Legendary conductor experiences a lapse of memory during a concert. At concert's end, his retirement is announced, and Toscanini never conducts in public again.
 * - gives his "" speech during a news conference.
 * - record "" in.
 * - resigns from the.
 * - Vice President announces that the United States may be, quote, “putting our own boys in Indochina regardless of Allied support.”
 * -  begins hearings investigating the  for being "soft" on.

May

 * - (city in ) is founded.
 * - runs the first.
 * Construction started on 's.
 * The ends in a  defeat (the battle began on ).
 * - released after about two years of development.
 * hands down its decision in of  347 US 483 1954.
 * in begins its inqury.
 * - today asked for progress reports on coming moves to public school segregation in the.
 * is reelected by the.
 * / launches programming (see also ).
 * - Government re-elected for 4th term in.
 * is reelected by the.
 * / launches programming (see also ).
 * - Government re-elected for 4th term in.

June

 * - Radio station begins broadcasting.
 * - Mathematician commits suicide.
 * - :, special counsel for the , lashes out at  during hearings on whether  has infiltrated the Army.
 * - On, the words "under God" added to the.
 * - (the Union of European Football Associations) is formed in,.
 * - occurs in.
 * - becomes prime minister of.
 * - The last regular-service operated by  runs in.
 * n President steps down in a -sponsored military coup––triggering a bloody civil war that would continue for more than 35 years.
 * The world's first opened at, near.
 * The world's first opened at, near.

July

 * -  ends in.
 * End of of  - the last form of.
 * beat  to win the.
 * - is established.
 * - In, becomes the first  station to air an  record.
 * - Maiden flight of.
 * - : The partitions  into  and.
 * - Foundation of the.
 * - First ascent of, by an expedition. Which is celebrated in both  and Italy as the 50th anniversary of the official day of  since 2004.
 * - First ascent of, by an expedition. Which is celebrated in both  and Italy as the 50th anniversary of the official day of  since 2004.

August

 * August - First flight of a.
 * - Emilie Dionne, one of the, dies of following an   at Sainte Agathe,.
 * - Volume 1, Issue 1 of  is published.
 * - President of, , commits suicide; he's been accused of conspiracy to murder an air force officer.

September

 * - The last new episode of  is aired on after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years
 * - treaty signed in,   went on the air.
 * - The (SEATO) is established in,.
 * - An earthquake centered on the city of in : 1500 dead and thousands homeless.
 * - First Pageant broadcast on.
 * - tests.
 * - commits suicide hastened by bureaucracy.
 * - wins their first.
 * - ese ferry sinks during a  in the  killing more than 1,100.
 * -, 1st atomic-powered vessel , commissioned by the.

October

 * The takes control of.
 * crosses over, killing 1,000 people.
 * - makes U.S. landfall - it is the only recorded  to strike as far north as.
 * - announces the worldwide first.
 * - s' expands in.
 * - joins.
 * - Disastrous s caused by heavy rains hit, killing some 300 people.
 * - Member of  tries to kill.
 * - : The begins a revolt against  rule.
 * - : The begins a revolt against  rule.

November

 * November - The main immigration port-of-entry in at  closes.
 * - The attacks Representative and public buildings of the  France colonial power.
 * - Dock workers' strike in England ends.
 * - The first in the series of films is released in Japan.
 * - US President dedicates the  (Iwo Jima memorial) in.
 * - Don Estes invents the disrupter (a part to help combines work).
 * ian president is deposed -  replaces him.
 * makes his first appearance on television, lecturing on the first movement of 's , the first of his many television music lectures.
 * - The rises 3.27 points, or 0.86%, closing at an all-time high of 382.74. More significantly, this is the first time the Dow has surpassed its  peak level reached just before that year's.
 * - In, a 4 kg crashes through the roof of a house and hits , badly bruising her, in the first documented case of an object from  hitting a person.
 * - In, a 4 kg crashes through the roof of a house and hits , badly bruising her, in the first documented case of an object from  hitting a person.

December

 * The votes 67 to 22 to condemn  for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
 * Taiwan-United States Mutual Defense Treaty.
 * - becomes independent.
 * - becomes independent.

Undated

 * The first s are done in and also in.
 * The desegregates on the basis of race.
 * s are changed from -on- to -on-.
 * Gerbils, brought to the United States by Dr. Victor Schwentker.
 * is founded.
 * Case of, who had admitted that he had painted the es in himself, goes into trial.
 * The is introduced by,.
 * Foundation of.
 * The first complete recordings of all three of 's s, ', ', and  are released on by, with  conducting the.
 * usev possible.

Fictional
The following are references to year 1954 in fiction: 's short story, takes place in 1954.

January-February

 * -, American politician
 * -, WWE commentator
 * -, English professional poker player
 * -, British film director
 * -, American radio host
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, son of
 * -, American actress and singer
 * January 19 -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Austrian politician
 * -, Venezuelan singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress, talk show hostess, producer, and publisher
 * -, Japanese cartoonist


 * -, American actor and musician
 * -, American model
 * -, German singer
 * -, American entrepreneur
 * -, Cyborg Scientist
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, American cryptographer
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, English actor
 * -, American heiress and kidnapping victim
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician

March-April

 * -, American actor, director, producer
 * -, American professional golfer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Russian writer
 * -, English snooker player
 * -, American actor and dancer
 * -, German football goalkeeper
 * -, Scottish swimmer
 * -, Irish Republican, Long Kesh hunger striker
 * -, British politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer, musician, and actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, astronaut
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese (voice actor)
 * -, American right-to-die cause célèbre (d. )
 * -, Japanese musician
 * - . Canadian linguist and radio personality.
 * - . Multitalented genius and good guy born In New Zealand, later moves to Australia
 * -, Hong Kong-born actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor ("Dukes of Hazzard")
 * -, American actor
 * -, Mexican-born American singer 
 * -, American actor
 * -, American science fiction writer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Italian race car driver
 * -, British Mountaineer
 * -, son of
 * -, American comedian
 * -, founder of
 * -, founder of

May-June

 * -, British politician and businessman
 * -, American television personality and commentator
 * -, Belgian cartoonist
 * -, American film director
 * -, American actor
 * May 8 -, American musician
 * -, Australian drummer
 * -, Australian politician
 * -, American actress and Christian author
 * -, American physicist and U.S. Presidential candidate
 * -, leader of the
 * -, American actor
 * -, a  player, avant-garde composer, improvisor, performance artist and actor (d.)
 * -, American artist
 * -, American bassist and founding member of the hard rock group
 * -, , first  (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Mayor of Dallas, Texas
 * -, country singer 
 * -, (d. )

July-August

 * -, British musician
 * -, popular female singer
 * -, American politician
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, French Formula One driver
 * -, Venezuelan President
 * -, software engineer and U.S. Presidential candidate
 * -, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
 * -, Swiss artist
 * -, British singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American jazz guitarist.
 * -, ian bass player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American poet
 * -, Canadian-born film director
 * -, Russian/Irish writer
 * -, American disc jockey, music video producer (d. )
 * -, American television broadcaster
 * -, American author and publisher
 * -, American director, writer, actor and drag queen
 * -, British singer
 * -, Hungarian keyboardist (d. )
 * -, English model
 * -, Hungarian keyboardist (d. )
 * -, English model

September-October

 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, incoming President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, French composer
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, Japanese politician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, baseball manager and television host
 * -, American actor


 * -, Slovenian swimmer
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American politician and minister
 * -, American televangelist and son of
 * -, American television actor
 * -, American television actor and game show host
 * - Lead Singer of Rock Band Van Halen
 * -, English television presenter and actor
 * -, Israeli nuclear technician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian poet
 * -, Taiwanese film director
 * -, Governor of South Dakota

November-December

 * -, American entrepreneur
 * -, actress
 * -, English singer
 * -, American actress and comedienne
 * -, American television journalist
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, U.S. Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response
 * -, Japanese-born British author
 * -, American actor
 * -, Greek musician
 * -, Puerto Rican player
 * -, American author
 * -, golf caddy (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress


 * -, American television personality and game show host
 * -, American actor
 * -, American television journalist
 * -, American forger and murderer
 * -, English musician
 * -, American singer
 * -, Communist leader
 * -, Danish dancer
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American writer
 * -, American tennis player
 * -, Costa Rican politician, President -
 * -, British singer
 * -, American dog-sled racer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Scottish politician

Unknown dates

 * , American computer game designer
 * , American Jazz Great
 * , German painter
 * , Serbian playwright
 * , sports columnist

January-June

 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, electrical engineer (b. )
 * -, Russian filmmaker (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Romanian communist activist and sociologist (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born publisher (b. )
 * -, American writer and soldier (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born photojournalist (b. )
 * -, French inventor (b. )
 * -, French labor leader, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, British mathematician (b. )

July-December

 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, English physician and author (b. )
 * -, Mexican painter (b. )
 * -, American sportswriter (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Dutch speed skater (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Japanese pearl farm pioneer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, American botanist (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, German conductor (b. )
 * -, French photographer and writer (b. )
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )

Nobel prizes

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