The temperature on December 26, 1954 was between 7.1 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
April 18 » Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
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