What Happened in 1954
27 historical events, 51 notable births, and 7 notable deaths in 1954.
Major Events
January 1954
1954 — year
1954 FIFA World Cup — 5th FIFA World Cup, held in Switzerland
Geneva Conference — 1954 conference took place in Geneva dealt with the aftermath of Korean War and First Indochina War
1954 Formula One season — sports season
1954 Asian Games — second edition of the Asian Games
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification — football tournament
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 in film — overview of the events of 1954 in film
1954 FIBA World Championship — 1954 edition of the FIBA World Championship
Lavon Affair — 1954 Israeli false flag operation in Egypt
1954 European Athletics Championships — 1954 edition of the European Athletics Championships
1954 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
11th Chess Olympiad — FIDE chess tournament for national teams
Miss Universe 1954 — 3rd Miss Universe pageant
1954 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1954
May 1954
Brown v. Board of Education — 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case which declared school segregation unconstitutional
March 1954
26th Academy Awards — Academy Awards ceremonies
June 1954
1954 Guatemalan coup d'état — coup d'état in Guatemala
1954 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula-one rade
July 1954
1954 FIFA World Cup Final — 1954 FIFA World Cup final
1954 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1954
September 1954
First Taiwan Strait Crisis — 1954–1955 conflict between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China
1954 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1954
October 1954
1954 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1954
Paris Agreements — agreements signed after the London and Paris Conferences in 1954
August 1954
1954 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1954