1954 Calendar
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1954 Historical Event(s)
January 14, 1954
– Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
February 3, 1954
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Horse in Chinese astrology.
February 28, 1954
– The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
March 9, 1954
– McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, “A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy”, produced by Fred Friendly.
March 19, 1954
– Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
April 22, 1954
– Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings begins.
June 27, 1954
– The world’s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
October 19, 1954
– First ascent of Cho Oyu.
November 22, 1954
– The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
Who Were Born On 1954?
January 9, 1954
– Philippa Gregory, English historical novelist
January 20, 1954
– Rudy La Scala, Venezuelan singer-songwriter
May 21, 1954
– Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer
June 9, 1954
– Gregory Maguire, American novelist
July 11, 1954
– Butch Reed, American professional wrestler
July 20, 1954
– Larry Levan, American DJ (d. 1992)
August 3, 1954
– Gary Peters, English footballer
October 9, 1954
– Scott Bakula, American actor
December 9, 1954
– Henk ten Cate, Dutch footballplayer and football manager
December 14, 1954
– James Horan, American actor