What Happened In June 1954 In History

Historical Events for June, 1954

• 12th » Pope Pius XII canonization named canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
• 14th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
• 15th » UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland.
• 18th » Pierre Mendès-France becomes Prime Minister of France.
• 24th » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass — Vietminh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
• 27th » The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary national football team Hungary and Brazil national football team Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead Battle of Berne turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting c

Famous Birthdays on June in 1954

• 1st » Jill Black, English judge
• 2nd » Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer
• 3rd » Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 3rd » Wally Weir, Canadian ice hockey player
• 5th » Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor
• 5th » Simon Hopkinson, English chef and critic
• 5th » Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager
• 5th » Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
• 5th » Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
• 6th » Françoise Blanchard, French actress (d. 2013)
• 6th » Cynthia Rylant, American author
• 6th » Urve Tiidus, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Ministry of Culture (Estonia) named Estonian Minister of Culture
• 6th » Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer
• 7th » Louise Erdrich, American author and poet
• 8th » Greg Ginn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Black Flag (band) named Black Flag, Gone (band) named Gone, Mojack, and Confront James)
• 8th » Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (d. 2013)
• 8th » Sergei Storchak, Ukrainian-Russian politician
• 8th » Marios Tokas, Cypriot composer (d. 2008)
• 9th » Paul Chapman (musician) Paul Chapman, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (UFO (band) UFO, Lone Star (band) Lone Star, and Skid Row (Irish band) Skid Row)
• 9th » Richard Hudson (stage designer) known as Richard Hudson, Zimbabwean-English stage designer
• 9th » Gregory Maguire, American author
• 9th » Elizabeth May, American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician
• 9th » George Pérez, American author and illustrator
• 10th » Moya Greene, Canadian businesswoman
• 10th » Rich Hall, American comedian and actor
• 11th » Johnny Neel, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Allman Brothers Band)
• 12th » Neil Oatley, English engineer
• 12th » Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall, English lawyer and politician
• 13th » Rita Cadillac (Brazilian entertainer) known as Rita Cadillac, Brazilian porn actress, singer, and dancer
• 13th » Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
• 13th » Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria) e.g Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria
• 14th » Will Patton, American actor
• 15th » Jim Belushi, American actor and singer
• 15th » Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan humanitarian
• 15th » Zdeňka Šilhavá, Czech discus thrower
• 15th » Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
• 16th » Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer (d. 2014)
• 17th » Mark Linn-Baker, American actor
• 19th » Kathleen Turner, American actress
• 20th » Michael Anthony (musician) named Michael Anthony, American bass player (Van Halen and Chickenfoot)
• 20th » Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer
• 20th » Andrew McFarlane (judge) called Andrew McFarlane, English judge
• 20th » Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
• 21st » Müjde Ar, Turkish actress
• 21st » Brian Barwick, English businessman
• 21st » Mar Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist
• 21st » Mark Kimmitt, American general
• 21st » Anne Kirkbride, English actress
• 21st » Robert Menasse, Austrian author and academic
• 21st » Robert Pastorelli, American actor (d. 2004)
• 21st » Kathy Sullivan (American politician) e.g Kathy Sullivan, American lawyer and politician
• 22nd » Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
• 25th » Mariot Leslie, English diplomat
• 25th » Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 25th » David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Toto (band) named Toto)
• 25th » Daryush Shokof, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 25th » Sonia Sotomayor, American judge
• 26th » Steve Barton, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2001)
• 27th » Richard Ibbotson, English admiral
• 28th » A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic
• 28th » Alice Krige, South African-English actress and producer
• 29th » Rick Honeycutt, American baseball player and coach
• 29th » Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
• 30th » Stephen Barlow (conductor) called Stephen Barlow, English organist, composer, and conductor
• 30th » Pierre Charles, Dominican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)
• 30th » Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
• 30th » Wayne Swan, Australian politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Famous Deaths for June 1954

• 1st » Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish author (b. 1869)
• 6th » Fritz Kasparek, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1910)
• 7th » Alan Turing, English mathematician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist (b. 1912)
• 13th » Henry Blogg, English fisherman (b. 1876)
• 17th » Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
• 21st » Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (b. 1880)
• 30th » Andrass Samuelsen, Faroese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1873)

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