October 1954 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1954: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 1954?
Events
- 01 Oct 1954 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation.
- 02 Oct 1954 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit
- 03 Oct 1954 Father Knows Best premieres
- 05 Oct 1954 Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern US.
- 07 Oct 1954 Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt
- 09 Oct 1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 10 Oct 1954 Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out
- 11 Oct 1954 On Your Toes opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 64 performances
- 14 Oct 1954 Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
- 15 Oct 1954 Hurricane Hazel strikes US and Canada, 348 die
- 17 Oct 1954 Philadelphia Eagles' Adrian Burk passes for seven touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-21).
- 18 Oct 1954 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
- 19 Oct 1954 Egypt and Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs
- 20 Oct 1954 Peter Pan opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 149 performances
- 21 Oct 1954 Indonesian troops land in New-Guinea
- 22 Oct 1954 West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- 23 Oct 1954 German FR joins NATO
- 24 Oct 1954 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.
- 25 Oct 1954 Landslides caused by heavy rains hit Salerno, Italy, killing about 300.
- 26 Oct 1954 Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine
- 27 Oct 1954 B O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF
- 28 Oct 1954 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway
- 29 Oct 1954 Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership
- 30 Oct 1954 Linus Pauling won the Nobel prize in chemistry
- 31 Oct 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Texas Golf Open
- 11 Oct 1954 In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in October 1954?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo
- DeCastro Sisters - Teach Me Tonight
- McGuire Sisters - Muskrat Ramble
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - Whither Thou Goest
- Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Don Cornell - Hold My Hand
- Vera Lynn - My Son My Son
- Nat 'King' Cole - Smile
- Frank Sinatra - Three Coins In The Fountain
- Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in October 1954?
A Time To Love And A Time To Die
By: Erich Maria Remarque
The classic wartime German author, A Time to Love & a Time to Die is a reminiscence of the harrowing insights in his masterpiece All Quiet on Western Front.
Reach For The Sky
By: Paul Brickhill
Douglas Bader was a legend during his lifetime. He lost both his legs in an aeroplane crash in 1931, and was dismissed by the Royal Air Force as a cripple.
The Wilder Shores Of Love
By: Lesley Blanch
The Wilder Shores of Love was first published in 1954. It is the classic biography of four European women in the nineteenth century who left the west in search of love and found romance in Arabia.
Cell 2455 Death Row
By: Caryl Chessman
Caryl Chessman, a 27-year-old petty crime, was sentenced to death in California for two counts of sexual assault in June 1948. This case is still one of the most important in California.