1954 in the United Kingdom

1954 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1952 | 1953 | 1954 (1954) | 1955 | 1956
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1954 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

Events

Publications

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Comet jet crashes with 35 on board". On This Day. BBC News. 10 January 1954. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  2. "New authority for atomic energy". On This Day. BBC News. 12 February 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  3. Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 407–408. ISBN 978-0-7126-5616-0.
  4. Aldrich, Robert; Wotherspoon, Garry (2001). Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: from World War II to the Present Day. London: Routledge. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-415-22974-6. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  5. "The Grove Family". Whirligig. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  6. "Oxford wins 100th Boat Race". On This Day. BBC News. 3 April 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  7. World Football Legends homepage Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. West Bromwich Albion homepage Archived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Bannister breaks four-minute mile". On This Day. BBC News. 6 May 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  10. "Diane Leather". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  11. "50 years ago Roger Bannister became a sporting legend with his four-minute mile: Why is his female equivalent just seen as an also-ran?". The Independent. London.
  12. "The Lost Decade Timeline, BBC". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  13. Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 978-0-14-102715-9.
  14. "Three continents see eclipse of sun". On This Day. BBC News. 30 June 1954. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  15. Brown, R. Douglas (1955). The Battle of Crichel Down. London: Bodley Head.
  16. Kynaston, David (2009). Family Britain, 1951-57. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-8385-1.
  17. "Housewives celebrate end of rationing". On This Day. BBC News. 4 July 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  18. Munn, Andy. "UKAEA – The First Fifty Years". Caithness.Org. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  19. Harwood, Elain (2003). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings (rev. ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-8818-0.
  20. Berry, George (1970). Discovering Schools. Tring: Shire Publications. ISBN 978-0-85263-091-4.
  21. "National Trust buys remote island". On This Day. BBC News. 3 September 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  22. Kennedy, Michael (2001). "Benjamin Britten". In Holden, Amanda (ed.). The New Penguin Opera Guide. London: Penguin. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-14-029312-8.
  23. "Plans to dismantle and move the reconstructed Roman temple of Mithras to temporary storage, ahead of a more faithful reconstruction, will begin on the 21 November 2011 by Museum of London Archaeology". Heritage Daily. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  24. Cannadine, David (2008). "The 'Last Night of the Proms' in historical perspective". Historical Research. 31 (212): 315–349. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2281.2008.00466.x.
  25. "Plays". Terence Rattigan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  26. "Chataway beats 5,000m world record". On This Day. BBC News. 13 October 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  27. "Ethiopian emperor visits UK". On This Day. BBC News. 14 October 1954. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
  28. "'Metal fatigue' caused Comet crashes". On This Day. BBC News. 19 October 1954. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  29. "Goodwin: The Forgotten Tragedy". National Maritime Museum Cornwall. April 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  30. "Wimpy Moments". Wimpy. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  31. Harry Henderson (2006). Modern Robotics: Building Versatile Machines. Infobase Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-8160-5745-0.
  32. John Mullan (10 January 2013). "Iain Banks obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  33. "Alan Turing | Biography, Facts, & Education". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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