July 1954 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1954: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of July 1954?
Events
- 01 Jul 1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 02 Jul 1954 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall
- 03 Jul 1954 Wonderful Town closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 559 performances
- 04 Jul 1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins
- 05 Jul 1954 B-52A bomber made its maiden flight
- 06 Jul 1954 KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 07 Jul 1954 T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania.
- 08 Jul 1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast
- 10 Jul 1954 Peter Thomson becomes the first Australian to win the British Open Golf Championship.
- 11 Jul 1954 First White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Mississippi.
- 12 Jul 1954 President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system
- 13 Jul 1954 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
- 14 Jul 1954 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Warsaw and Union, Missouri (state record).
- 15 Jul 1954 1st coml jet transport plane built in US tested
- 17 Jul 1954 1st major league game where majority of team is black
- 18 Jul 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament
- 20 Jul 1954 Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North and South
- 21 Jul 1954 At Geneva, Switzerland, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam.
- 22 Jul 1954 Virgin Islands (US) adopts constitution
- 25 Jul 1954 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Fort Wayne Golf Open
- 26 Jul 1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 27 Jul 1954 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller Golf Club - St. Paul, Minnesota
- 28 Jul 1954 Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres
- 30 Jul 1954 Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles
- 31 Jul 1954 First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
- 05 Jul 1954 Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in July 1954?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Gaylords - The Little Shoemaker
- Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (Vocal Eddie Fisher) - The Little Shoemaker
- Chords - Sh-Boom
- Crew-Cuts - Sh-Boom
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - I'm A Fool To Care
Top #5 songs in the UK
- David Whitfield With Mantovani & His Orchestra - Cara Mia
- Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot
- Doris Day - Secret Love
- Perry Como - Idle Gossip
- Perry Como - Wanted
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in July 1954?
The Power Of Positive Thinking
By: Norman Vincent Peale
With more than five million copies printed, The Power of Positive Thinking is an international bestseller. It has helped millions of people around the globe to find fulfillment through Dr.
A Time To Love And A Time To Die
By: Erich Maria Remarque
The classic wartime German author, A Time to Love & a Time to Die is a reminiscence of the harrowing insights in his masterpiece All Quiet on Western Front.
Never Victorious, Never Defeated
By: Taylor Caldwell
Personal Name: Caldwell Taylor, 1900-1985. Main Title: Never victorious, never defeated. Published/Created by McGraw-Hill, New York [1954] Description: 549 p. 21 cm.
Mrs. Candy Strikes It Rich
By: Robert Tallant
A literary master brings you lovable Louisiana humor. This humorous novel about life in Paris features Mrs. Eustacia Candy, who is forced to enter Crescent City society after oil has been discovered.