Deaths on February 13

Agnes Macphail

Died on February 13, 1954

Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1890)

Agnes Campbell MacPhail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954) became the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons, on December 6th, 1921, and served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940. Moving to provincial politics, from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Toronto riding of York East. Active throughout her life in progressive Canadian politics, Macphail worked for two different parties. She also promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation.

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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

Deaths on February 13

Agnes Macphail

Died on February 13, 1954

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Events on 1954

NCAA Division I

NTSC

United States Air Force Academy

Bell Labs

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état