What Happened In August 1954 In History

Historical Events for August, 1954

• 10th » At Massena (town), New York called Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
• 13th » Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation or Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
• 15th » Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
• 16th » The first issue of 'Sports Illustrated' is published.
• 23rd » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules e.g C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
• 24th » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
• 24th » Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1954

• 1st » James Gleick, American journalist and author
• 1st » Benno Möhlmann, German footballer and manager
• 2nd » James Charles Kopp, American murderer
• 2nd » Ken MacLeod, Scottish blogger and author
• 2nd » Sammy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager
• 3rd » Michael Arthur (physician) known as Michael Arthur, English physician and academic
• 3rd » Gary Peters (footballer) or Gary Peters, English footballer and manager
• 4th » Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine
• 4th » François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
• 6th » Paul Steigerwald, American sportscaster
• 7th » Jonathan Pollard, American spy
• 7th » Alan Reid (politician) e.g Alan Reid, Scottish politician
• 7th » Suresh Wadkar, Indian singer
• 8th » Nick Holtam, English bishop
• 9th » Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
• 10th » Peter Endrulat, German footballer
• 11th » Vance Heafner, American golfer (d. 2012)
• 11th » Joe Jackson (musician) or Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter
• 11th » M. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer and coach
• 11th » Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
• 11th » Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
• 12th » CY Leung, Hong Kong politician, 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• 12th » Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary
• 12th » François Hollande, French politician, 24th President of France
• 12th » Sam J. Jones, American actor
• 12th » Pat Metheny, American guitarist and songwriter (Pat Metheny Group)
• 13th » Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (d. 2001)
• 14th » Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
• 14th » Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
• 14th » Christian Gross, Swiss footballer and coach
• 15th » Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2004)
• 15th » Mary Jo Salter, American poet and academic
• 16th » James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 16th » George Galloway, Scottish-born politician and broadcaster
• 17th » Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia
• 17th » Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 18th » Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician
• 19th » Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian race car driver
• 20th » Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
• 20th » Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)
• 20th » Al Roker, American journalist, actor, and author
• 21st » Chip Coffey, American psychic medium
• 21st » Archie Griffin, American football player
• 21st » Steve Smith (musician) Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey (band) Journey, Montrose (band) Montrose, Steps Ahead, The RD Crusaders, and Vital Information)
• 23rd » Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter
• 24th » Philippe Cataldo, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
• 24th » Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 24th » Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 25th » Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 25th » Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish politician, First Minister of Scotland
• 26th » Howard Clark (golfer) or Howard Clark, English golfer
• 26th » Tracy Krohn, American businessman
• 26th » Efren Reyes, Filipino Pool (cue sports) or pool player
• 26th » Steve Wright (DJ) e.g Steve Wright, English radio host
• 27th » John Lloyd (tennis) called John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster
• 27th » Derek Warwick, English race car driver
• 28th » George M. Church, American geneticist, chemist, and engineer
• 28th » Ravi Kanbur, British development economist
• 29th » Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American author
• 31st » Julie Brown, American actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter

Famous Deaths for August 1954

• 3rd » Colette, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 11th » Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (b. 1886)
• 13th » Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (b. 1886)
• 14th » Hugo Eckener, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)
• 14th » Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek activist (b. 1901)
• 17th » Billy Murray (singer) or Billy Murray, American singer (b. 1877)
• 19th » Alcide De Gasperi, Italian politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
• 23rd » Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (b. 1877)
• 24th » Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (b. 1882)
• 31st » Elsa Barker, American author and poet (b. 1869)

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