What Happened In July 1954 In History

Historical Events for July, 1954

• 5th » The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
• 5th » The Andhra Pradesh High Court was established.
• 15th » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and Boeing C-135 Stratolifter called C-135 series.
• 21st » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference (1954) known as Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
• 31st » First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1954

• 2nd » Pete Briquette, Irish bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Boomtown Rats)
• 2nd » Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
• 2nd » Wendy Schaal, American actress
• 3rd » Franny Billingsley, American author
• 4th » Morganna, American model, actress, and dancer
• 4th » Jim Beattie, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 5th » Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Minister for Defence (Sweden) known as Minister of Defence for Sweden
• 5th » Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter (Aerosmith and Stress (pop rock band) called Stress)
• 5th » Wayne Hale, American engineer
• 5th » Elżbieta Pierzchała, Polish politician
• 5th » John Wright (cricketer) or John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach
• 6th » Allyce Beasley, American actress and singer
• 6th » Willie Randolph, American baseball player and manager
• 7th » Pam Bricker, American singer and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 7th » Sandy Johnson, American model and actress
• 7th » Rami Fortis, Israeli singer (Minimal Compact)
• 8th » David Aaronovitch, English journalist and author
• 9th » Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (d. 2012)
• 9th » Kate Garner, English singer and photographer
• 10th » Tommy Bowden, American football player and coach
• 10th » Andre Dawson, American baseball player
• 10th » Neil Tennant, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Pet Shop Boys and Electronic (band) named Electronic)
• 11th » Julia King, English engineer and academic
• 11th » Butch Reed, American wrestler
• 12th » Eric Adams (musician) named Eric Adams, American singer-songwriter (Manowar)
• 12th » Robert Carl, American pianist and composer
• 12th » Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer and coach
• 12th » Sulakshana Pandit, Indian actress and singer
• 13th » Sezen Aksu, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
• 13th » Rick Chartraw, Venezuelan-American ice hockey player
• 13th » Louise Mandrell, American singer
• 13th » David Thompson (basketball) called David Thompson, American basketball player
• 15th » Tarak Dhiab, Tunisian footballer and sportscaster
• 15th » Jeff Jarvis, American journalist and blogger
• 15th » Giorgos Kaminis, American-Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Mayor of Athens
• 15th » Mario Kempes, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 16th » Jeanette Mott Oxford, American politician
• 17th » Angela Merkel, German politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) named Chancellor of Germany
• 17th » J. Michael Straczynski, American journalist and author
• 18th » Peter Crane, English-American botanist and academic
• 18th » Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter, mandolin player, and producer (New South (band) or New South)
• 18th » Tiit Trummal, Estonian architect
• 19th » Alvan Adams, American basketball player
• 19th » Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist and historian
• 20th » Moira Harris, American actress
• 20th » Jay Jay French, American guitarist and producer (Twisted Sister)
• 20th » Larry Levan, American DJ and producer (d. 1992)
• 21st » Jean Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Al Di Meola, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Return to Forever)
• 22nd » Steve LaTourette, American lawyer and politician
• 22nd » Pierre Lebeau, Canadian actor
• 22nd » Lonette McKee, American actress and singer
• 23rd » Annie Sprinkle, American porn actress and producer
• 24th » Günter Böttcher, German handball player (d. 2012)
• 25th » Lynne Frederick, English-American actress (d. 1994)
• 25th » Ken Greer, Canadian guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (Red Rider)
• 25th » Sheena McDonald, Scottish journalist
• 25th » Walter Payton, American football player (d. 1999)
• 25th » Jochem Ziegert, German footballer and manager
• 26th » Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player (d. 1994)
• 27th » Philippe Alliot, French race car driver
• 27th » G. S. Bali, Indian politician
• 27th » Ricardo Uceda, Peruvian journalist
• 28th » Bruce Abbott, American actor
• 28th » Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2013)
• 28th » Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic
• 28th » Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, Living Loud, Angelfire (band) Angelfire, Kansas (band) Kansas, and Flying Colors (band) Flying Colors)
• 28th » Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer
• 30th » Ken Olin, American actor, director, and producer
• 31st » Manivannan, Indian actor and director (d. 2013)
• 31st » Derek Smith (ice hockey, born 1954) or Derek Smith, Canadian-American ice hockey player

Famous Deaths for July 1954

• 3rd » Siegfried Handloser, German physician and general (b. 1895)
• 7th » Idabelle Smith Firestone, American composer and songwriter (b. 1874)
• 10th » Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (b. 1877)
• 13th » Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (b. 1907)
• 14th » Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 14th » Jackie Saunders, American actress (b. 1892)
• 18th » Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)
• 23rd » Herman Groman, American runner (b. 1882)
• 29th » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (b. 1879)
• 31st » Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1923)

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