4 Radical leaders arrested, including VP candidate Larralde, Dr Balbin, R Carrera, R Sangiacomo; seen charged with 'disrespect'; Frondizi comment; Balbin illus; incomplete returns show Radical gains over '51, BA, and Communist gains, BA Prov

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1954Frank Bainimarama, Fijian commander and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Fiji^[†]

Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama is a Fijian former politician and naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst party, which he founded in 2014, he began his career as an officer in the Fijian navy and commander of the Fijian military. Despite being suspended from Parliament, he served as the opposition leader from 24 December 2022 until 8 March 2023, when he resigned and was replaced by Inia Seruiratu.

1954Herman Edwards, American football player, coach, and sportscaster^[†]

Herman Lee Edwards is an American football coach and former player. He played cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Edwards was also a head coach in the NFL from 2001 to 2008 with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. Following the conclusion of his NFL coaching career, Edwards was a football analyst at ESPN from 2009 to 2017. He later served as the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils from 2018 to 2022.

1954Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, and lawyer^[†]

Mark Ronald Holden is an Australian singer, actor, TV personality, record producer, songwriter, and barrister. He was a pop star in the 1970s and had four top 20 hit singles, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "I Wanna Make You My Lady" (September), "Last Romance" (November) and "Reach Out for the One Who Loves You". Holden regularly appeared on national pop music show, Countdown. Holden is remembered for his clean-cut image, his white dinner suit and his penchant for handing out carnations to girls on the set of the popular television show Countdown – he was nicknamed "The Carnation Kid". In the 1980s he worked as a songwriter in Los Angeles providing material recorded by Meat Loaf, Joe Cocker, Gladys Knight, Bob Welch and Steve Jones. He was one of three original judges on the television series Australian Idol (2003–07) and the first season (2005) of The X Factor.

Historical Context for April 27, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people^[†]

Headlines from April 27, 1954

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STEVENS CONCEDES SEEKING CURB ON M'CARTHY TO END BAD PUBLICITY FOR ARMY; CALLS 'DEAL' A LIE Secretary, Pressed, Is Told to Back Up His Charge Against Carr Stevens Concedes Seeking Curb On McCarthy to End Publicity

3 Armed Men Rob 57th St. Bank Of $35,755 in Fast Midday Raid; 3 ARMED MEN ROB BANK ON 57TH ST.

EISENHOWER HOPES FOR TRUCE IN ASIA; Chamber Session Hears Call for at Least a Temporary Agreement at Geneva EISENHOWER HOPES FOR TRUCE IN ASIA

Four Opposition Leaders Seized By Peron Regime After Elections; ARGENTINA SEIZES OPPOSITION CHIEFS

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 27, 1954