What is 1954?
{{Year nav|1954}} {{Year in various calendars|1954}} '''1954''' ([[Roman numerals|MCMLIV]]) was a [[common year starting on Friday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 1954th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, {{Year article header/year number|1954}}. ==Events== *[[May 17]] - The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] decides to [[Racial segregation|desegregate]] schools in ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''. *[[August 1]] - The [[First Indochina War]] ends. *[[September 17]] - The book ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' by [[William Golding]] is published. *[[October 18]] – [[Texas Instruments]] announces the first [[transistor radio]]. ==Births== *[[January 6]] - [[Anthony Minghella]], British movie director (d. [[2008]]) *[[January 9]] - [[Lance Hoppen]], American singer-songwriter and musician ([[Orleans (band)|Orleans]]) *[[January 23]] - [[Richard Finch]], American [[bass guitar]]ist ([[KC & the Sunshine Band]]) *[[January 29]] – [[Oprah Winfrey]], American talk show host *[[February 7]] - [[Dieter Bohlen]], German music mogul *[[February 15]] - [[Matt Groening]], American creator of [[The Simpsons]] and [[Futurama]] *[[February 16]] - [[Iain Banks]], Scottish writer *[[February 18]] - [[John Travolta]], American actor *[[February 20]] - [[Patty Hearst]], American heiress *[[February 21]] - [[Ivo van Damme]], Belgian athlete (d. [[1976]]) *[[March 1]] – [[Ron Howard]], American actor, director *[[March 1]] - [[Igor Kisch]], Czech politician, Minister of Health and doctor *[[March 1]] - [[Catherine Bach]], American actress *[[March 16]] - [[Nancy Wilson]], American [[guitar]]ist ([[Heart (band)|Heart]]) *[[March 25]] - [[Miran Anes]], Albanian politician and judge (d. [[2012]]) *[[April 1]] - [[Jeff Porcaro]], American drummer ([[Toto (band)|Toto]]) (d. [[1992]]) *[[April 11]] - [[Abdullah Atalar]], Turkish academic *[[April 19]] - [[Trevor Francis]], English [[footballer]] *[[April 23]] – [[Michael Moore]], documentary movie maker *[[April 23]] – [[Tony Atlas]], American pr