Births on April 26

Alan Hinkes

Born on April 26, 1954

Alan Hinkes, English mountaineer and explorer

Alan Hinkes OBE (born 26 April 1954) is an English Himalayan high-altitude mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. He is the first British mountaineer to claim all 14 Himalayan eight-thousanders (mountains above 8,000 m (26,247 ft) in height), which he did on 30 May 2005.

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Events on 1954

13 Feb

NCAA Division I
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
28 Feb

NTSC
The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
1 Apr

United States Air Force Academy
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
25 Apr

Bell Labs
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
18 Jun

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

Births on April 26

Alan Hinkes

Born on April 26, 1954

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Events on 1954

NCAA Division I

NTSC

United States Air Force Academy

Bell Labs

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état