Timeline October 1954

Events in October 1954 6

• 1954 – 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) Died 27 August 1990, aged 35 Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American blues guitarist and singer credited with reviving interest in blues music during the 1980s. He recorded with his band Double Trouble and collaborated with artists including David Bowie. He died in a helicopter crash after a concert in Wisconsin.
• 1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan born in Dallas Stephen Ray Vaughan Younger brother of guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.
• 1954 Hurricane Hazel devastates the Caribbean and Canada Deadly storm kills hundreds and floods Toronto Hurricane Hazel struck Haiti, the eastern United States, and finally Ontario, Canada, killing hundreds of people, most heavily in Haiti. In Toronto, the storm caused severe flooding that killed 81 people and reshaped the city's flood-control policies. It remains one of the deadliest hurricanes to affect Canada.
• 1954 Trieste dispute resolved Memorandum ends postwar standoff between Italy and Yugoslavia Italy, Yugoslavia, the United States, and Britain signed a memorandum returning the city of Trieste to Italian administration while Yugoslavia retained the surrounding hinterland. The agreement ended nearly a decade of tension over the territory since the end of World War II. It settled one of postwar Europe's last unresolved border disputes.
• 1954 First mass-produced transistor radio introduced Regency TR-1 brings transistor electronics to consumers Regency and Texas Instruments introduced the TR-1, the first mass-produced transistor radio, at a retail price of about 50 dollars. Its small size and reliance on transistors instead of vacuum tubes made portable radios practical for the first time. The product helped launch the consumer electronics industry built on solid-state technology.
• 1954 Assassination attempt on Gamal Abdel Nasser Muslim Brotherhood gunman fires at Egyptian leader in Alexandria A member of the Muslim Brotherhood fired shots at Gamal Abdel Nasser during a speech in Alexandria, missing him. Nasser used the attempt to justify a sweeping crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, arresting thousands of members. The incident strengthened his consolidation of power in Egypt.