December 1954 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1954 Nationalist China and US sign dike agreement.
• 02 Dec 1954 Hit the Trail opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances
• 04 Dec 1954 Hit the Trail closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 4 performances
• 05 Dec 1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 06 Dec 1954 Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt.
• 07 Dec 1954 KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 08 Dec 1954 WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 10 Dec 1954 Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium.
• 11 Dec 1954 Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
• 14 Dec 1954 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 15 Dec 1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of the Netherlands
• 17 Dec 1954 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, WI (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 24 Dec 1954 Council for the Children Protection forms in Netherlands.
• 25 Dec 1954 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 26 Dec 1954 The Shadow, airs for last time on radio
• 27 Dec 1954 Saint of Bleecker Street opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 performances
• 28 Dec 1954 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast
• 29 Dec 1954 Kingdom of the Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being.
• 30 Dec 1954 House of Flowers opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 165 performances

Famous Birthday

• Denzel Washington

  American actor, named one of the nation’s ten favorite actors who has earned his place in Hollywood through consistent excellence.

• Annie Lennox

  Scottish musician and songwriter with androgynous looks.

• Ray Liotta

  American actor seen in "Lethal Weapon" and "Goodfellas.

• Chris Evert

  American tennis player who holds seven world championship titles.

• Jermaine Jackson

  Pop Singer.

• Jean-Claude Juncker

  Luxembourger lawyer and politician Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

• Gayle King

  Black-American editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine, and former reporter, news anchor, talk show host and some-time actress.

• Alexander Salmond

  Scottish politician, a Member of Parliament of the National Party returned at General Election 6/11/1987.

• Robin Campbell

  British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine").

• Spagna (singer)
• Jean-Luc Bennahmias
• Renáta Tomanová
• Sumi Shimamoto
• François Van Der Elst
• Joseph Crane

  American professional astrologer, astrology lecturer and author, and psychotherapist, he is the author of "Practical Guide to Traditional...

• Lionnel Luca
• Jack Sonni
• Caralyn Hawley

  American psychic healer who goes by the name Caralyn and shuns the label 'psychic,' preferring to call herself a counselor.

• Carlo Brandt
• Susan Butcher

  American dog sled racer, a four-time winner of the Iditarod Alaskan Dog Race, a grueling competitive event.

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Famous Deaths

• James Hilton

  British-American novelist whose first novel, "Catherine Herself," was published in 1921 when he was only 20 years old.

• Johnny Ace

  American rhythm and blues singer (d. 1954).

• Emilis Melngailis

  Composer, dies at 80.

• Peter Van Anrooy

  Conductor / Composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75.

• Archduke Eugen of Austria

  Austrian field marshal (Born 1863).

• Nina Vasar

  wife of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, dies.

• Liberty Hyde Bailey

  US botanist (Plantbreeding), dies at age 96.

• Rosario Scalero

  Composer, dies at 84.

• John Raymond Hubbell

  American writer (Born 1879).

• Rene Iche

  French sculptor (Born 1897).

• Fred Rose

  American songwriter and music publishing executive (Born 1897).

• Gladys George

  American stage and screen actress (d. 1954).

• Joseph B Keenan

  American political figure (Born 1888).

• Enrique Soro Barriga

  Composer, dies at 70.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Joan Weber - Let Me Go, Lover!
2. Billy Vaughn - Melody Of Love
3. Fontane Sisters - Hearts Of Stone
4. Teresa Brewer - Let Me Go, Lover!
5. Patti Page - Let Me Go Lover

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party
2. Dickie Valentine With The Stargazers - The Finger Of Suspicion
3. Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa
4. David Whitfield - Santo Natale
5. Frankie Laine - Blowing Wild