Deaths on March 26

Charles Perrin

Died on March 26, 1954

Charles Perrin, French rower (b. 1875)

Charles Jean Baptiste Perrin (6 July 1875 – 26 March 1954) was a French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French boat Club Nautique de Lyon, which won the silver medal in the coxed four.

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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 March 26

Charles Perrin

Died on March 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