Monday 16 August 1954
It was Monday, under the sign of Leo (see planets position on August 16, 1954). The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include James Cameron and George Galloway.
In UK Cara Mia by David Whitfield With Mantovani & His Orchestra was in the top 5 hits.
Dawn at Socorro, directed by George Sherman, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1954
while Never Victorious, Never Defeated by Taylor Caldwell was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Toi et moi.
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Holidays:
- RC saints: feast day of Saint Stephen I of Hungary; Saint Roch (helps against plague and skin diseases)
- USA: legal holiday in Vermont for the Battle of Bennington in 1777 (which actually took place in the state of New York)
- Palio dell'Assunta in Siena
- Eastern Orthodox: commemoration of the translation of the Acheiropoietos icon which means "Not made by hands", (also known as the Mandelion; now lost) from Edessa to Constantinople on 16 August 944
Famous Birthdays:
- James Cameron: Canadian film director.
- George Galloway: Scottish politician, a Member of Parliament beginning with the General Election on June 11, 1987.
- Stieg Larsson: Writer.
- Joshua Bolten: American political aide, named Chief of Staff on March 28, 2006 by President George W. Bush to succeed Andrew Card.
Facts:
- Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing
- 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood
- The first edition of Sports Illustrated is published.
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- LIFE: Basutoland
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Gina Lollobrigida -- Aug. 16, 1954
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1954
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Music Charts
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Books
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Never Victorious, Never Defeated
Personal Name: Caldwell, Taylor, 1900-1985. Main Title: Never victorious, never defeated. Published/Created: New York, McGraw-Hill [1954] Description: 549 p. 21 cm.
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Madame De Pompadour
When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was
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The Mind Alive
1954. First Edition. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.., 333 pages. 1 lb 6 oz. (Dark Green Hardcover with gold lettering spine). The
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