August 1954 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1954: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1954?
Events
- 01 Aug 1954 Louison Bobet wins his 2nd Tour de France
- 02 Aug 1954 Tahar Ben Ammar appointed Premier of Tunisia
- 03 Aug 1954 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown
- 04 Aug 1954 Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning
- 05 Aug 1954 Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio
- 06 Aug 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 07 Aug 1954 Golden Apple closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances
- 10 Aug 1954 Netherlands Indonesian Union breaks up
- 11 Aug 1954 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0
- 12 Aug 1954 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row
- 13 Aug 1954 21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6
- 14 Aug 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins
- 15 Aug 1954 Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
- 16 Aug 1954 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing
- 18 Aug 1954 James E Wilkins is 1st black to attend a US cabinet meeting
- 19 Aug 1954 Ralph J Bunche is named undersecretary of United Nations.
- 22 Aug 1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 23 Aug 1954 First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
- 24 Aug 1954 Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party
- 25 Aug 1954 Ivan Filin wins Berne marathon
- 29 Aug 1954 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens.
- 30 Aug 1954 Hurricane Carol, kills 68
- 31 Aug 1954 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins
- 13 Aug 1954 Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1954?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Leroy Holmes & His Orchestra - The High and the Mighty
- Les Baxter & His Orchestra - The High And The Mighty
- Victor Young & His Orchestra - The High And The Mighty
- Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
- Tony Bennett - Cinnamon Sinner
Top #5 songs in the UK
- David Whitfield With Mantovani & His Orchestra - Cara Mia
- Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot
- Perry Como - Idle Gossip
- Frank Sinatra - Three Coins In The Fountain
- Doris Day - Secret Love
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in August 1954?
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.
Bless This House
By: Norah Lofts
This beautiful house was built by a pirate who was rewarded by Good Queen Bess with plunder he brought home. However, tragedy did not happen within its walls until Thomas Rowhedge.
The Reason Why
By: Cecil Woodham-Smith
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a tragic farce in British campaign history. Cecil Woodham Smith demonstrates that the responsibility for the deaths of soldiers is shared by both men and women.
A Stillness At Appomattox
By: Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton was our Civil War historian and was the first to publish his book in 1953. He received the Pulitzer Prize as well as the National Book Award for excellence nonfiction. This
