The temperature on June 14, 1954 was between 4.8 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 17.7 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
September 17 » The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.
December 23 » First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
Day of death June 15, 1954
The temperature on June 15, 1954 was between 2.9 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
April 7 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
August 10 » At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
August 13 » Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
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