October 1954 calendar

October 1954
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1954: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1954?

Events

01 Oct 1954 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation.
02 Oct 1954 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit
03 Oct 1954 Father Knows Best premieres
05 Oct 1954 Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern US.
07 Oct 1954 Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt
09 Oct 1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
10 Oct 1954 Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out
11 Oct 1954 On Your Toes opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 64 performances
14 Oct 1954 Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
15 Oct 1954 Hurricane Hazel strikes US and Canada, 348 die
17 Oct 1954 Philadelphia Eagles' Adrian Burk passes for seven touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-21).
18 Oct 1954 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
19 Oct 1954 Egypt and Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs
20 Oct 1954 Peter Pan opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances
21 Oct 1954 Indonesian troops land in New-Guinea
22 Oct 1954 West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
23 Oct 1954 German FR joins NATO
24 Oct 1954 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.
25 Oct 1954 Landslides caused by heavy rains hit Salerno, Italy, killing about 300.
26 Oct 1954 Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine
27 Oct 1954 B O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF
28 Oct 1954 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway
29 Oct 1954 Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership
30 Oct 1954 Linus Pauling won the Nobel prize in chemistry
31 Oct 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Texas Golf Open
11 Oct 1954 In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.