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The following events occurred in May 1954:

May 1, 1954 (Saturday)

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May 2, 1954 (Sunday)

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May 3, 1954 (Monday)

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May 4, 1954 (Tuesday)

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May 5, 1954 (Wednesday)

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May 6, 1954 (Thursday)

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May 7, 1954 (Friday)

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May 8, 1954 (Saturday)

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May 9, 1954 (Sunday)

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May 10, 1954 (Monday)

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  • The Japanese cargo ship Tatsuwa Maru sprang a leak 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Manila, Philippines. It is thought to have foundered with the loss of all 50 crew.[23]

May 11, 1954 (Tuesday)

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May 12, 1954 (Wednesday)

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May 13, 1954 (Thursday)

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  • On the day after the deadline for all male British subjects and Federal citizens between the ages of 18 and 20 to register for part-time National Service, a peaceful demonstration by students turned into a riot, resulting in multiple injuries and arrests.[24]
  • Australia's government established a Royal Commission on Espionage to look into the "Petrov Affair", events surrounding the defection of a Soviet diplomat.[25]
  • The World Chess Championship was won by Mikhail Botvinnik in Moscow.[26]
  • Born: Johnny Logan, Irish singer and songwriter, in Melbourne, Australia, as Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard[27]

May 14, 1954 (Friday)

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May 15, 1954 (Saturday)

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  • The Latin Union (Unión Latina) was created by the Convention of Madrid.[32] Its member countries used the five Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian. It would suspend operations in 2012.
  • The US-registered 11-ton fishing vessel Loyal was destroyed by fire in Kimshan Cove in Southeast Alaska.[33]

May 16, 1954 (Sunday)

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  • The Kengir uprising broke out at a Soviet labour camp for political prisoners in the Kazakh SSR. Prisoners forced the guards and camp administration out, and an internal "government" was set up. The uprising lasted for over a month until forcibly suppressed by Soviet government troops.[34]

May 17, 1954 (Monday)

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May 18, 1954 (Tuesday)

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May 19, 1954 (Wednesday)

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  • Pakistan and the United States signed a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement.[37]
  • Died: Charles Ives, 79, US composer[38]

May 20, 1954 (Thursday)

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  • Chiang Kai-shek was reelected as the president of the Republic of China by the National Assembly.[39]

May 21, 1954 (Friday)

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May 22, 1954 (Saturday)

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May 23, 1954 (Sunday)

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May 24, 1954 (Monday)

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May 25, 1954 (Tuesday)

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May 26, 1954 (Wednesday)

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May 27, 1954 (Thursday)

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May 28, 1954 (Friday)

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May 29, 1954 (Saturday)

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May 30, 1954 (Sunday)

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May 31, 1954 (Monday)

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References

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