Date: February 2, 1954
Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, aged ten and nine at the time of their deaths, are declared as saints. Date:…
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles. Date: February 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Moomin Comics Published Internationally in The Evening News September 20, 1954BOAC Flight 781 Comet Explosion…
Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany. Date: July 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Army-McCarthy Hearings Begin Live TV Coverage, Witness Testimony April 22, 1954Geneva Conference…
In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. Date: October 11, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Kengir Uprising Begins in the Gulag, May 16, 1954AEC Routemaster…
Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin. Date: September 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
People's Action Party, an eventual dominative political party in Singapore, was established. Date: November 21, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Great Britain Ends Food Rationing, Meat Restrictions Lifted July 4, 1954Eisenhower Warns Against…