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October 12, 1954

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Notable Births

1954Evalie A. Bradley, Anguillian politician and member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla[โ€ ]

Evalie Bradley nee Hughes is an Anguillian politician who served as Member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla between 2015 and 2020.

Massimo Ghini

1954Massimo Ghini, Italian actor[โ€ ]

Massimo Ghini is an Italian actor.

Michael Roe

1954Michael Roe, American singer, songwriter, and record producer[โ€ ]

Michael Roe is an American, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the band the 77s and the Lost Dogs and has recorded several solo albums.

Linval Thompson

1954Linval Thompson, Jamaican singer and producer[โ€ ]

Leval Alphonso Thompson, also known as Linval Thompson, is a Jamaican conscious roots reggae vocalist, dub musician and record producer.

Notable Deaths

George Welch (pilot)

1954George Welch, American soldier and pilot (born 1918)[โ€ ]

George Schwartz Welch was a World War II triple ace, a Distinguished Service Cross recipient, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war. Welch is best known for having been one of the few United States Army Air Corps fighter pilots able to get airborne to engage Japanese forces in the attack on Pearl Harbor and for his work as a test pilot. Welch resigned from the United States Army Air Forces as a major in 1944, and became a test pilot for North American Aviation.

Historical Context for October 12, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[โ€ ]