January 1, 1954
1954 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
1954 European Athletics Championships — 1954 edition of the European Athletics Championships
1954 Formula One season — sports season
Lavon Affair — 1954 Israeli false flag operation in Egypt
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification — football tournament
1954 Asian Games — second edition of the Asian Games
1954 World Men's Handball Championship — 1954 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship
Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict — treaty
1954 FIFA World Cup — 5th FIFA World Cup, held in Switzerland
11th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams