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  • The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    Monday Apr 5, 1954
    Harald V

    His Mother's Death

    The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    Monday Apr 5, 1954

    In 1954 tragedy struck as he lost his mother to cancer. The Crown Princess's death was a tremendous loss for him and his family as well as for Norway.




  • United Kingdom
    Monday Apr 5, 1954
    James Bond

    Live and Let Die was published

    United Kingdom
    Monday Apr 5, 1954

    Live and Let Die novel was published.




  • Hong Kong, China
    Wednesday Apr 7, 1954
    Jackie Chan

    Born

    Hong Kong, China
    Wednesday Apr 7, 1954

    Chan was born on 7 April 1954, in Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang.




  • U.S.
    Apr, 1954
    Charles de Gaulle

    Gaulle argued that France must have its own nuclear arsenal

    U.S.
    Apr, 1954

    As early as April 1954 while out of power, de Gaulle argued that France must have its own nuclear arsenal; at the time nuclear weapons were seen as a national status symbol and a way of maintaining international prestige with a place at the 'top table' of the United Nations.




  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday Apr 26, 1954
    Ho Chi Minh

    The 1954 Geneva Accords

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Monday Apr 26, 1954

    The 1954 Geneva Accords concluded between France and the Việt Minh, allowing the latter's forces to regroup in the North whilst anti-Communist groups settled in the South.




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