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The following events occurred in October 1954:

October 1, 1954 (Friday)

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October 2, 1954 (Saturday)

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October 3, 1954 (Sunday)

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October 4, 1954 (Monday)

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  • The Dutch cutter Jonge Jochem sailed from Den Helder and was never heard from again.

October 5, 1954 (Tuesday)

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October 6, 1954 (Wednesday)

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October 7, 1954 (Thursday)

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  • The Danish cargo ship Rikke Skou sank off Terschelling, Netherlands, with the loss of twelve of her twenty crew.
  • The British cargo ship La Pampa and the coaster Seahorse both ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium.[1]
  • The US ore carrier Mormackite capsized and sank off the coast of Virginia with the loss of 37 of her 48 crew.[2]

October 8, 1954 (Friday)

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October 9, 1954 (Saturday)

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October 10, 1954 (Sunday)

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October 11, 1954 (Monday)

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October 12, 1954 (Tuesday)

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October 13, 1954 (Wednesday)

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October 14, 1954 (Thursday)

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  • The first American four-stage rocket was launched by the Pilotless Aircraft Research Division of NACA's Langley Laboratory at Wallops Island.[9]

October 15, 1954 (Friday)

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  • Hurricane Hazel made U.S. landfall; it is the only recorded Category 4 hurricane to strike as far north as North Carolina.

October 16, 1954 (Saturday)

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October 17, 1954 (Sunday)

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October 18, 1954 (Monday)

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October 19, 1954 (Tuesday)

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October 20, 1954 (Wednesday)

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October 21, 1954 (Thursday)

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October 22, 1954 (Friday)

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October 23, 1954 (Saturday)

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October 24, 1954 (Sunday)

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October 25, 1954 (Monday)

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  • Landslides caused by heavy rains hit Salerno, Italy, killing about 300.

October 26, 1954 (Tuesday)

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October 27, 1954 (Wednesday)

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October 28, 1954 (Thursday)

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October 29, 1954 (Friday)

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October 30, 1954 (Saturday)

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October 31, 1954 (Sunday)

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References

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  1. ^ "British Ships In Difficulties". The Times. No. 53057. London. 8 October 1954. col D, p. 8.
  2. ^ "American Ship Capsized". The Times. No. 53059. London. 11 October 1954. col D, p. 6.
  3. ^ "Norwegian Ship Sunk In Atlantic". The Times. No. 53059. London. 11 October 1954. col D, p. 6.
  4. ^ "Damaged Ship Reaches Faroes". The Times. No. 53059. London. 11 October 1954. col D, p. 6.
  5. ^ Villagrán Kramer, Francisco (2004). Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz [Political biography of Guatemala: years of war and years of peace] (in Spanish). FLACSO-Guatemala.
  6. ^ "Hurricane Dents Economy of Haiti". The New York Times. 1956-01-05. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  7. ^ "Malan Retires From Ministry". The Cornell Daily Sun. No. 18. Associated Press. 13 October 1954. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. ^ Angelucci, Enzo (1987). The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. p. 352. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.
  9. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Grimwood, James M. "Part 1 (A) Major Events Leading to Project Mercury March 1944 through December 1957". Project Mercury - A Chronology. NASA Special Publication-4001. NASA. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  10. ^ Das, Prabhatkumar (2003). Jibanananda Das (2nd ed.). Calcutta: Poshchim-bongo Bangla Akademi.
  11. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  12. ^ "FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 10/29". FirefighterCloseCalls.com. FireCompanies. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  13. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  14. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  15. ^ Associated Press (October 31, 1954). "Wilbur Shaw Is Killed In Indiana Plane Crash". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2012-10-08 – via Google News. Shaw began racing on dirt tracks in his teens and made his first appearance at the Indianapolis track in 1927 He came in fourth in that first race. ...
  16. ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2015-12-23.