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1954 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2027. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1954 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1954
- January 14, 1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
- February 3, 1954 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Horse in Chinese astrology.
- June 15, 1954 – UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland.
- June 22, 1954 – In Christchurch, New Zealand, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Pauline’s mother because they think she is in the way of their friendship.
- September 3, 1954 – The People’s Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
- September 8, 1954 – The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
- October 11, 1954 – First Indochina War: The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam.
- November 3, 1954 – The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name.
- November 13, 1954 – Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
- December 2, 1954 – Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for “conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute”.
Who Were Born On 1954?
- February 27, 1954 – Neal Schon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Journey, Santana, Bad English, and Hardline)
- March 17, 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress and singer
- April 17, 1954 – Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (d. 2015)
- June 8, 1954 – Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (d. 2013)
- August 8, 1954 – Nick Holtam, English bishop
- August 26, 1954 – Tracy Krohn, American race car driver and businessman
- September 20, 1954 – Brinke Stevens, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- October 3, 1954 – Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (DeGarmo and Key)
- October 14, 1954 – Mordechai Vanunu, Moroccan-Israeli technician and academic
- December 1, 1954 – Judith Hackitt, English chemist and engineer