What Happened In February 1954 In History

Historical Events for February, 1954

• 10th » President of the United States called President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
• 13th » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I (NCAA) or Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
• 15th » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
• 18th » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
• 23rd » The first mass inoculation of children against Poliomyelitis or polio with the Jonas Salk named Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
• 25th » Gamal Abdel Nasser is made premier of Egypt.
• 28th » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1954

• 1st » Marijke Amado, Dutch television host
• 1st » Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Black Flag (band) Black Flag, Würm (band) Würm, Black Face (band) Black Face, and October Faction)
• 1st » Bill Mumy, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 2nd » Christie Brinkley, American model and actress
• 2nd » Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian skier, actor, and singer
• 2nd » John Tudor (baseball) or John Tudor, American baseball player
• 3rd » Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
• 4th » Al Javier, Dominican baseball player
• 5th » Cliff Martinez, American drummer and songwriter (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Dickies, and The Weirdos)
• 5th » Frank Walker (Australian author) known as Frank Walker, Australian journalist and author
• 6th » Bob Sirois, Canadian ice hockey player
• 7th » Dieter Bohlen German singer-songwriter and producer (Modern Talking and Blue System)
• 9th » Omar Belhouchet, Algerian journalist
• 9th » Jo Duffy, American author
• 9th » Chris Gardner, American businessman, founded Gardner Rich & Co
• 9th » Gina Rinehart, Australian businesswoman
• 9th » Kevin Warwick, English engineer and academic
• 10th » Larry McWilliams, American baseball player
• 11th » Wesley Strick, American screenwriter
• 12th » Joseph Jordania, Georgian-Australian musicologist
• 12th » Tzimis Panousis, Greek comedian, singer, and author
• 12th » Phil Zimmermann, American programmer, created Pretty Good Privacy
• 13th » Donnie Moore, American baseball player (d. 1989)
• 14th » Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (d. 2013)
• 15th » Iain Banks, Scottish author (d. 2013)
• 15th » Matt Groening, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 15th » Armand Parmentier, Belgian runner
• 16th » Iain Banks, Scottish author (d. 2013)
• 16th » Viggo Hagstrøm, Norwegian scholar (d. 2013)
• 16th » Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. 1996)
• 16th » John McAslan, Scottish architect
• 16th » Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer
• 17th » Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player
• 17th » Rene Russo, American actress
• 18th » Charlie Fowler, American mountaineer, author, and photographer (d. 2006)
• 18th » John Travolta, American actor, singer, and producer
• 19th » Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (d. 2011)
• 19th » Francis Buchholz, German bass player (Scorpions (band) named Scorpions and Michael Schenker Group)
• 19th » Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Swans (band) or Swans, Angels of Light, The World of Skin, and Circus Mort)
• 20th » Jon Brant, American bass player (Cheap Trick)
• 20th » Anthony Head, English actor and singer
• 20th » Patty Hearst, American actress
• 20th » Billy Pontoni, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 21st » Victor Martinez (author) known as Victor Martinez, Mexican-American author and poet (d. 2011)
• 21st » Mike Pickering, English DJ and saxophonist (Quando Quango and M People)
• 21st » Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (d. 1976)
• 23rd » Carlos Guirao, Spanish guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (Neuronium) (d. 2012)
• 23rd » Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (d. 1989)
• 23rd » Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian politician, 3rd President of Ukraine
• 24th » Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer (Hubble Bubble)
• 24th » Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the 'Civilization (series) e.g Civilization series'
• 25th » John Doe (musician) John Doe, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (X (American band) X, The Flesh Eaters (band) The Flesh Eaters, and The Knitters)
• 25th » Gerardo Pelusso, Uruguayan footballer and manager
• 26th » Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born in 1954) known as Prince Ernst August of Hanover
• 26th » Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey
• 27th » JoAnn Falletta, American conductor
• 27th » Neal Schon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Journey (band) Journey, Santana (band) Santana, Bad English, and Hardline (band) Hardline)
• 28th » Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 28th » Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican drug trafficker (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths for February 1954

• 1st » Yvonne de Bray, French actress (b. 1889)
• 1st » Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
• 2nd » Hella Wuolijoki, Finnish author (b. 1886)
• 11th » Adolph M. Christianson, Norwegian-American jurist (b. 1877)
• 12th » Dziga Vertov, Polish-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 13th » Agnes Macphail, Canadian politician (b. 1890)
• 14th » Henri Laurent, French fencer (b. 1881)
• 25th » Auguste Perret, French architect, designed the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (b. 1874)

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