At A Glance

1 August 1954 at a glance

Day of the week
1 August 1954 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Cara Mia” by David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra.
Top Film of 1954
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1954 was Rear Window.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 August 1954 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 August 1954 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 August

  • 1950 Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
  • 1957 The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
  • 1960 Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France.
  • 1960 Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
  • 1961 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara orders the creation of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the nation's first centralized military espionage organization.

Famous people born on 1 August

  • Jason Momoa, American actor, director, and producer (born 1979)
  • Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer (born 1987)
  • John Carroll Lynch, American actor (born 1963)
  • Sam Mendes, English director and producer (born 1965)

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Events of 1954 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1954 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 25 January – First broadcast of Dylan Thomas's radio play Under Milk Wood, two months after its author's death, with Richard Burton as 'First Voice', on the BBC Third Programme.
  • 23 March – The film Doctor in the House is released.
  • 2 April – BBC Television broadcasts the first episode of The Grove Family, the first British TV soap opera.
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Life in 1954

Prime Minister

Winston Churchill

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

8p

Loaf of Bread

5p

Average House

£1,975

Weekly Wage

£9.50

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