Your place in the Universe on 1954
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Get your map!1954 (MCMLIV in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 1954 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1954 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1954, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1954, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1954, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1954, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1954.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1954 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 1954, during the 27th Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 30/03/1955 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 1954:
The most popular and best selling books in 1954 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1954 was the Year of the Horse.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Horse sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 1954 were Michael, Robert and James for boys and Mary, Linda and Deborah for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1954 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1954 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 1954, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane by The Ames Brothers
The Music Chart in the USA in 1954 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The number 1 song in the UK in 1954, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Secret Love by Doris Day
The Music Chart in the UK in 1954 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 1954 were:
The world population in 1954 was 2,724,846,741 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 31.0% of the total population, which is roughly 844.7 million individuals.The annual population change in 1954 was an increase of +47.1 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.76% over the previous year.The average population density in 1954 was 11 persons per square mile (or 18 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 1954: