September 1954 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1954?

Events

01 Sep 1954 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island / New England, kills 68
02 Sep 1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
03 Sep 1954 China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy
04 Sep 1954 Peter B Cortese of the US achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 pounds; 22 pounds, over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania.
05 Sep 1954 Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, 28 die
06 Sep 1954 68th US Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats A Louise Brough
07 Sep 1954 Integration begins in Washington DC and Baltimore MD public schools
08 Sep 1954 Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to NYC for WINS radio
09 Sep 1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season
10 Sep 1954 12 second shock kills 1,460 in Orleansville Algeria
11 Sep 1954 20.4 cm rainfall at Brunswick, Maine
12 Sep 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open
13 Sep 1954 Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games
14 Sep 1954 Hurricane Edna (second of 1954) hits New York City, causing US$50 million damage.
15 Sep 1954 Black Wednesday in air travel
16 Sep 1954 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting
17 Sep 1954 Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
18 Sep 1954 KTUL TV channel 8 in Tulsa, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
19 Sep 1954 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Wichita Golf Open
20 Sep 1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run
21 Sep 1954 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned
22 Sep 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers' Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants' players in his first game.
24 Sep 1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC
25 Sep 1954 Francois Doc Duvalier wins Haitian presidential election
26 Sep 1954 Japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die
27 Sep 1954 1st African American Supreme Court page is CV Bush
29 Sep 1954 Barefoot Contessa starring Ava Gardner premieres at the Capitol
30 Sep 1954 Boy Friend opens at Royale Theater NYC for 483 performances
05 Sep 1954 KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28.