What Happened on October 5, 1954

Historical Events

General Conference on Weights and Measures

10th General Conference on Weights and Measures opens, will define the Kelvin as the primary unit of temperature (after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin) [1]

Mathematical Physicist and Engineer William Thomson

Hurricane Hazel forms in the Caribbean, killing 400-1000 people in the Bahamas and Haiti

Events in 1954

Famous Deaths

Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel, Pallieter), dies at 78
Oscar Charleston, American Baseball HOF CF (NgL Triple Crown 1921 St. Louis Giants, 1924, 25 Harrisburg Giants) and manager (NgL WS 1933, 35, 36 Pittsburgh Crawfords), dies of a stroke at 57

Died in 1954 1954 Highlights