April 1954 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1954?

Events

01 Apr 1954 US Air Force Academy forms
02 Apr 1954 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26]
03 Apr 1954 Me & Juliet closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances
04 Apr 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open.
06 Apr 1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
07 Apr 1954 German government refuses to recognize DDR
08 Apr 1954 By the Beautiful Sea opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 performances
09 Apr 1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC / CBS) begins broadcasting
10 Apr 1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
11 Apr 1954 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open.
12 Apr 1954 Joe Turner releases Shake, Rattle & Roll
13 Apr 1954 Baltimore Orioles' first game, lose to Detroit Tigers in Detroit 3-0.
14 Apr 1954 Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for political asylum in Canberra, Australia.
15 Apr 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting
16 Apr 1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
18 Apr 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
19 Apr 1954 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
20 Apr 1954 Golden Apple opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances
21 Apr 1954 Gregori Malenkov becomes Premier of the USSR
22 Apr 1954 Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government.
24 Apr 1954 Australia and the USSR break diplomatic relations
25 Apr 1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island atmospher
26 Apr 1954 Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins
28 Apr 1954 U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles accuses Communist China of sending combat troops to Indo-China to train the Viet Minh guerrillas.
30 Apr 1954 Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano / orchestra premieres in Haifa
02 Apr 1954 A 19-month-old infant is swept up in the ocean tides at Hermosa Beach, California. Local photographer John L. Gaunt photographs the incident; 1955 Pulitzer winner "Tragedy by the Sea".