August 1954 calendar

August 1954
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1954.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1954: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1954?

Events

01 Aug 1954 Louison Bobet wins his 2nd Tour de France
02 Aug 1954 Tahar Ben Ammar appointed Premier of Tunisia
03 Aug 1954 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown
04 Aug 1954 Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning
05 Aug 1954 Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio
06 Aug 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
07 Aug 1954 Golden Apple closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances
10 Aug 1954 Netherlands Indonesian Union breaks up
11 Aug 1954 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0
12 Aug 1954 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row
13 Aug 1954 21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6
14 Aug 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins
15 Aug 1954 Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
16 Aug 1954 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing
18 Aug 1954 James E Wilkins is 1st black to attend a US cabinet meeting
19 Aug 1954 Ralph J Bunche is named undersecretary of United Nations.
22 Aug 1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting
23 Aug 1954 First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
24 Aug 1954 Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party
25 Aug 1954 Ivan Filin wins Berne marathon
29 Aug 1954 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens.
30 Aug 1954 Hurricane Carol, kills 68
31 Aug 1954 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins
13 Aug 1954 Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.