Rulers:
• Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)
Events:
• J. Paul Getty Museum established in Los Angeles.
Births:
• Bowker, Judi (1954)
• Kunz, Simon (1954)
• Quaid, Dennis (1954)
• Russo, Rene (1954)
Deaths:
• Derain, André (1880-1954)
• Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954)
• Matisse, Henri (1869-1954)
• Pascal, Gabriel (1894-1954)
Art:
• Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989): Crucifixion, Corpus Hypercubus (1954)
Film:
• Dial M for Murder (1954)
• La Strada (1954)
• Le Rouge et le Noir (1954)
• Rear Window (1954)
• Sabrina (1954)
• Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)