What Happened In November 1954 In History

Historical Events for November, 1954

• 1st » The National Liberation Front (Algeria) known as Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
• 3rd » The Godzilla (1954 film) or first 'Godzilla' film is released and marks the first appearance of the character Godzilla called of the same name.
• 10th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National Cemetery.
• 13th » Great Britain national rugby league team called Great Britain defeats France national rugby league team or France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
• 22nd » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
• 27th » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
• 30th » In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1954

• 2nd » Pat Croce, American businessman and author
• 3rd » Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter (Adam and the Ants)
• 4th » Chris Difford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Squeeze (band) named Squeeze and Difford & Tilbrook)
• 5th » Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University
• 6th » Catherine Crier, American judge, journalist, and author
• 7th » Robin Beck, American singer
• 7th » James Gray (British politician) or James Gray, Scottish politician
• 7th » Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian author
• 7th » Kamal Haasan, Indian actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Gil Junger, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 8th » David Bret, French-English author
• 8th » Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host
• 8th » Timothy Egan, American journalist and author
• 8th » Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-English author
• 8th » Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 8th » Ricky Lawson, American drummer and composer (Yellowjackets) (d. 2013)
• 8th » Jeanette McGruder, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein)
• 8th » Thanasis Pafilis, Greek jurist and politician
• 9th » Sukekiyo Kameyama, Japanese voice actor (d. 2013)
• 9th » Shankar Nag, Indian actor and director
• 9th » Yuenyong Opakul, Thai singer
• 9th » Dennis Stratton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis (band) called Praying Mantis, and Lionheart (band) called Lionheart)
• 9th » Sue Upton, English actress and dancer
• 10th » Bob Stanley, American baseball player and coach
• 11th » Mary Gaitskill, American author
• 12th » Rob Lytle, American football player (d. 2010)
• 12th » Rhonda Shear, American model and actress, Miss Louisiana USA known as Miss Louisiana USA 1975
• 13th » Scott McNealy, American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems
• 13th » Chris Noth, American actor and producer
• 14th » Yanni, Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer (Chameleon (American band) or Chameleon)
• 14th » Anson Funderburgh, American guitarist and bandleader
• 14th » Bernard Hinault, French cyclist
• 14th » Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th United States Secretary of State
• 15th » Herbert Heidenreich, German footballer
• 15th » Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland
• 15th » Randy Thomas (musician) or Randy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sweet Comfort Band and Allies (band) or Allies)
• 16th » Andrea Barrett, American author
• 16th » Luis Conte, Cuban drummer (Jaguares (band) e.g Jaguares and Pat Metheny Group)
• 16th » Bruce Edwards (caddy) named Bruce Edwards, American golf caddy (d. 2004)
• 16th » Dick Gross, Australian politician
• 17th » Chopper Read, Australian criminal and author (d. 2013)
• 17th » Kevin James (pornographic actor) e.g Kevin James, American porn actor (d. 1990)
• 18th » Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer
• 18th » John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 18th » Georg Trašanov, Estonian politician
• 19th » Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian field marshal and politician, 6th President of Egypt
• 19th » Réjean Lemelin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 19th » Kathleen Quinlan, American actress
• 20th » Berit Andnor, Swedish politician, Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden) e.g Swedish Minister of Social Affairs
• 20th » Steve Dahl, American radio host
• 21st » Thomas Rothman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 21st » Fiona Pitt-Kethley, English journalist, author, and poet
• 23rd » Pete Allen (musician) called Pete Allen, English clarinet player and saxophonist
• 23rd » Ross Brawn, English engineer
• 23rd » Glenn Brummer, American baseball player
• 23rd » Bruce Hornsby, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Other Ones)
• 23rd » Aavo Pikkuus, Estonian cyclist
• 24th » Emir Kusturica, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 26th » Roz Chast, American cartoonist
• 26th » Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (d. 2009)
• 27th » Patricia McPherson, American actress
• 27th » Kimmy Robertson, American actress
• 27th » Arthur Smith (comedian) called Arthur Smith, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 29th » Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 29th » Steve Rogers (rugby league) e.g Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2006)
• 30th » Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian actress and fashion designer
• 30th » Lawrence Summers, American economist and academic

Famous Deaths for November 1954

• 3rd » Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (b. 1869)
• 13th » Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 15th » Lionel Barrymore, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
• 17th » Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1899)
• 20th » Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and aircraft designer, founded the Cessna or Cessna Aircraft Corporation (b. 1879)
• 22nd » Jess McMahon, American wrestling promoter, co-founded WWE Capitol Wrestling Corporation (1952-1963) e.g Capitol Wrestling Corporation (b. 1882)
• 26th » Bill Doak, American baseball player (b. 1891)
• 28th » Enrico Fermi, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
• 29th » Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (b. 1892)
• 30th » Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)

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