1954

Years: 1951 1952 - 1954 - 1956

Decades: 1930 1940 - Years 1950 - 1970

Centuries: XIXE century - XXE century - XXIE century

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This page relates to the year 1954 .

Events

UNO

• is allotted to Office of the High Commission of UNO to the refugees.
• First meeting of.

Africa

• : Internal autonomy is granted by with Tunisia.

Americas

• : Resignation of the president Arbenz, vis-a-vis with a coup d'etat supported by The United States.
• , a military coup d'etat with Brazil, the president pushes Getúlio Vargas, summoned to resign, to put an end to its days.

• : Canada and the United States get along on the project of new maritime way of the St-Laurent to connect the Large Lakes.
• : hurricane Hazel made 81 died on Toronto.

The United States

• : Doctrines of the massive reprisals (John Foster Dulles).
• : The stop Brown v. Board of Education Supreme court of the United States order the end of the racial segregation in the schools.
• : End of McCarthysme, this one being attacked with the American army.
• The American senator Joseph McCarthy is discredited by incapacity to prove its statements on the communist penetration with The United States.

Asia & Indian world

• : Opening of the conference of Geneva on , itIndo-China and the conflict of Viêt Nam.
• 8 May : Creation of Asian confederation of football.
• : Agreement of peace of fine Geneva putting at war of Indo-China.
• 4 September : Popular China bombards the islands of Quemoy and Matsu, controlled by Nationalist China (Formosa).
• 6 September : Creation ofOTASE (Organization of the treaty of the Southeast Asia): The United States, , , , , , , Thailand.
• : Free-Indian agreement on the evacuation of the French counters of Chandernagor, Pondichéry, Karikal, Mahé and Yanaon.
• Independence of granted by France.
• Independence of Viêt Nam granted by France.
• Independence of granted by France.
• : a colone of volunteers Hmongs leaves to try to disenclose the fortified camp from Diên Biên Phu.

Viêt Nam

• 5 February : Diên Biên Phu is encircled by Viêt-Minh.
• : Great offensive of Viêt-minh on Diên Biên Phu.
• 7 May : Defeat and French capitulation with battle of Diên Biên Phu.
• : The United States grant a help to Viêt Nam south.

Europe

Eastern Europe

• In March, Creation of The KGB in The USSR.

Western Europe

• 3 January : beginning of the tele emissions of Spoke in .
• 6 October : with , it and Yugoslavia sign an agreement regulating the division of Trieste and of its area.

European Community

• : The French Parliament rejects the project of one European Community of defense by 319 votes against 263.
• : installation ofWestern European Union who bases himself on Treaty of Brussels modified (London-Paris, Oct. 3-23), to which FRG and it adhere (which is thus rearmed).
• : Ratification by France of the agreements of Paris on the Western European Union and it.

• :
  • Beginning of the Presidency of Rene Coty, (end at January 8 ).
  • End of government Joseph Laniel (1).
  • Beginning of government Joseph Laniel (2).
• 1^er February : Launching byPierre abbot and them Companions of Emmaüs campaign counters misery.
• 4 April : Laniel and Pleven are decried place of Star.
• : Law on the VAT for the introduction of VAT.
• 7 May : Defeat and French capitulation with Diên Biên Phu in Indo-China.
• In May, Beginning of the business of the escapes (May 1954-May 1956).
• : Fall of government Joseph Laniel (2).
• : Beginning of government Pierre Mendès-France until March 5, 1955.
• : Agreement of peace of fine Geneva putting at war of Indo-China.
• : Vote special capacities with the government as regards economy to conclude the economic expansion.
• : Rejection of the CED by the French National Assembly.
• 1^er November : beginning of the war of Algeria
• : Vote of a constitutional "réformette".
• Creation of the distributive firm of cultural products "FNAC".
• The French population is assembled to 42,8 million inhabitants.
• Nearly 35% of the households are owners of their housing.

Oceania & peaceful

The Middle East & Arab world

• : In , the colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser becomes Prime Minister.
• : Speech of Pierre Mendès-France with Carthage promising autonomy interns with Tunisia and with .
• : In , the General Mohammed Néguib is reversed by a junta (of which Gamal Abdel Nasser) which becomes Prime Minister and the Master of the country.

• One magnitude 6,7 onscale of Richter fact 1450 victims with Orléansville in .
• : Creation of the Face of National Release (FLN) Algerian.
• 1^er November : Red All Saints' day, beginning of the insurrection in Aurès. Vagueness of attacks asserted by the Face of national release (FLN): beginning of the war of.

Arts & culture

Archaeology

• : The funerary boat of the Pharaon Khéops is discovered in .

Art schools

• The British painter Francis Bacon begin its series on the portrait of the Pope Innocent X.
• : exposure George Mathieu.
• César create " The Poisson ».

Cinema

• : 26e given from the Oscars.
• 3 November : Exit in Japan of first film of Godzilla.
• Gold bear of Best film :

Remarkable films

• Vera Cruz realized by Robert Aldrich.
• The alive Desert of Walt Disney, realized by James Algar.
• Do not touch with the grisby of Jacques Becker.
• The Garden of the pleasures realized by James Broughton (Great Britain).
• Before the flood realized by Andre Cayatte with Charles Spaak.
• Mr.. Ripoix (Knave of hearts) realized by Rene Clement.
• The Diabolic Ones realized by Henri-George Clouzot with Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel.
• Trouble at the men realized by Jules Dassin with Jean Were useful and Carl Möhner.
• Zim! Zim! Bang! Bang! of Walt Disney.
• Hurricane on Caine (The Caine Mutiny) realized by Edward Dmytryk.
• Strada drama of Federico Fellini (Italy) with Giulietta Masina and Anthony Quinn.
• Five of the street Barska realized by Aleksander Ford (Poland).
• Fantastic carrousel realized by Ettore Giannini (Italy).
• The Hand with the collet (To wrestling has thief) realized by - At the time of turning Grace Kelly met the Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
• Fenestrate on court (Rear Window) police film of with James Stewart, Kelly grace and Wendell Corey.
• The crime was almost perfect (Dial M for Murder) police drama of with Ray Milland, Kelly grace and Robert Cummings.
• The last bridge (Die Letzte Bruecke) realized by Helmut Kautner (Austria), with Maria Shell.
• On the quays ofElia Kazan gain itOscar of best film.
• The Door of the hell (Jigoku-My) realized by Teinosuké Kinugasa (Japan) - the Great Price gains of Festival of Cannes.
• Seven Samouraïs realized by (Japan).
• Chronicle of the poor lovers realized by Carlo Lizzani (Italy).
• The Countess with the naked feet realized by Joseph Mankiewicz.
• Aptenodytes Forsteri realized by Mario Marret - Film of nature.
• The River without return realized by Otto Preminger.
• Johnny Guitar realized by Nicholas Ray.
• Two hectares of ground realized by Bimal Roy (India).
• A Man passed (Bad day At Black Rock'n'roll) realized by John Sturges with Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan.
• The Great Adventure realized by Arne Sucksdorff (Sweden).
• Sabrina comedy of with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart.
• A large Albanian warrior, Sander Beg realized by Serguei Youtkhevitch (the USSR).
• As long as there will be men (From here to eternity) realized by Fred Zinneman - special Price with Cannes.

Literature

• Ernest Hemingway receives it .
• Ian Fleming publish the first James Jump, Royal Casino.
• Francoise Sagan publish Hello sadness.
• Tolkien fact of publishing it Lord of the Rings

Musics & spectacles

• : Boris Vian writing the song The Deserter, sung in May by Mouloudji and at once prohibited with the radio.
• 6 July : The station of radio WHBQ of Memphis diffuse the first recording ofPresley Elvis : « That' S All Right Mama "and it , it leaves its use of truck driver and sign with the discs " Sun "its first contract of recording.
• : First festival of jazz of Newport in Rhode Island.

Television

• : Remote transmission for the first time of the beauty contest America Miss.
• : Commencement of the televised series "Lassie" with the United States.
• : Walt Disney launches its first series the tele entitled "marvellous world of Disney".

Sciences & technology

• : Invention of the solar cell.
• Discovered in of the first funerary boat of Pharaon Chéops.

Techniques applied

• : Launching with Groton in Connecticut, of Nautilus, first American nuclear submarine. It measures 97 m length and déplaçe 3 180 tons.
• 1^er March : Explosion of the first bend with hydrogen American. Name of the operation: "Operation Cheer"
• : Introduction of the technique of high fidelity by the companies of discs " Decca », « Columbia "and" MGM ».
• : First commercial television set put on the market by the company RCA.
• : Chevrolet on the market the engine puts V-8.

Sports

• : First televised match of boxing colors since Madison Garden Public garden with .
• 6 May : The British Roger Bannister enter the legend of the world sport to have been first A to run it thousand in less than 4 minutes (3 minutes, 59 seconds and 4 tenth).
• The champion Rocky Marciano preserve its title of champion of the world of the heavy lorries at boxing while beating:
  • , Ezzard Charles at the points in 15 rounds with .
  • , again Ezzard Charles by K.O. with the 8th round with .
• takes down its first title at the time of World cup of football in while beating by 3:2 it 4 July
• 8 July : 41^E Turn of France cyclist leaves, with . It is gained by French Louison Bobet, second Switzerland Ferdi Kubler better sprinter, and third Switzerland Fritz Schaer, mountain Spanish Federico Bahamontès.
• : 1^Re rise of K2 by Achilles Compagnoni and Lacedelli Lino
• : First publication of the magazine " Illustrated Sports ».
  • Detailed article: 1954 in sport

Births in 1954

• : Idrissa Ouedraogo, burkinabé realizer
• : John Travolta, American actor
• :
  • Luc Dardenne, Belgian scenario writer
  • Didier Barbelivien , author, type-setter and interpret French
• 7 April : Jackie Chan, Chinese actor
• : Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist
• 7 May : Philippe Geluck, actor, draughtsman, Belgian chronicler
• : Jean-Marie Bigard, realizer, actor, French scenario writer
• : Phil Rudd, beater of the group AC/DC
• 2 June : Dennis Haysbert, actor American.
• : Joseph Michael Straczynski, author of
• : Jean Michel Mack, esthète and Alsatian epicurean
• : Philippe Alliot, racing driver F1
• : Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela
• : ARIANE Ascaride, French actress
• : Chris Evert, player of tennis
• ? Ionatos angelica

Death in 1954

• : Fred Raymond, Austrian author of operettas
• : Auguste Perret, French architect
• 3 April : Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese consul
• : Auguste Lumière, inventor and French pioneer of the cinema
• : Charles Ives, American type-setter
• : Robert Wrapped, American photographer of Hungarian extraction
• 7 June : Alan Mathison Turing, English mathematician
• 3 August : Colette, French woman of letters
• : Andre Derain, French painter
• : Vitaliano Brancati, Italian writer
• : Henri Matisse, French painter
• : Lionel Barrymore, American actor
• : Enrico Fermi (53 years), Italian physicist, father of the nuclear reaction, Nobel Prize of Physics.
• : Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist (° )