February 1954 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1954?

Events

01 Feb 1954 1st TV soap opera Secret Storm premieres
02 Feb 1954 Snow falls on Gibraltar
03 Feb 1954 Jeen van den Berg win Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32).
05 Feb 1954 WCDC TV channel 19 in Adams, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting
09 Feb 1954 Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy.
10 Feb 1954 Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam
11 Feb 1954 In Los Angeles, California, the 6th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Ed Sullivan. Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program: This Is Your Life and What's My Line?
13 Feb 1954 Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game
14 Feb 1954 Sen John Kennedy appears on Meet the Press
15 Feb 1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
16 Feb 1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
17 Feb 1954 The Detroit Auto Show opens for press previews, in Michigan. The Ford Motor Company shows its new two-seat convertible, calling it a "personal car", with the name "Fairlane".
18 Feb 1954 The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
19 Feb 1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
20 Feb 1954 General Zahedi wins election in Persia.
23 Feb 1954 1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine
25 Feb 1954 Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier.
26 Feb 1954 First typesetting machine (photo engraving) is used, in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
28 Feb 1954 Patty Berg / Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament

Famous Birthday

John Travolta
American actor on stage, film and TV who gained popularity as Vinnie Barbarino on the TV series "Welcome Back Kotter.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish politician, Prime Minister (2003-present).
Christie Brinkley
American model.
Rene Russo
American actress.
Louis Bertignac
French musician and singer, formerly member of the pop band "Telephone", born to a jewish Algerian father (formerly known as Benhaïm).
Jean-Claude Romand
French homicide; a man who lived by deception.
Ernst August Prince of Hanover
Patty Hearst
American noted family, the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst and heir to the publishing empire founded by him.
Matt Groening
Cartoonist (Life in Hell, Simpsons).
Plastic Bertrand
Belgian singer, songwriter, producer, and television presenter, born to an Ukrainian mother and to a father coming from France.
Rémy Pflimlin
Pema Tönyö Nyinje
Anthony Head
TV Actor.
Gina Rinehart
Australian businesswoman.
Dieter Bohlen
German composer.
Dominique Besnehard
French actor, film producer, casting director, writer and talent manager of Marlene Jobert and others.
Laurent Broomhead
French TV journalist, a weather presenter and for the last ten years one of the stars of Pyramide, a daily TV show where the contestants...
Viktor Yushchenko
Ukrainian politician who fought a bitter battle for election to President of the Ukraine on October 31, 2004 and in the days following.
Michèle Lepeer
Jean-Pierre Jouyet
French socialist politician, current Chief of Staff of President François Hollande.
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Famous Deaths

Theodor Rogalski
Composer, dies at 52.
Vaclav Vackar
Composer, dies at 72.
Vittorio Gnecchi
Composer, dies at 77.
Dziga Vertov [Kaufman]
Russian director (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58.
Jan Adam Maklakiewicz
Composer, dies at 54.
Julius P Hoste
Belgian minister/newspaper publisher, dies at age 69.
William R Inge
English theologist/philosopher, dies at age 93.
Adolph M Christianson
justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (Born 1877).
Evert Gorter
Dutch paediatrician, professor in Utrecht and Ghent, biochemist and author.
Mabel Paige
Actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73.
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