The temperature on July 7, 1954 was between 5.5 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
March 19 » Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio, setting a record that remains unbroken.
April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
July 5 » The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
Day of death July 10, 1954
The temperature on July 10, 1954 was between 7.9 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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