Comedian Herman Jose

Events in 1954 and 19-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Herman Jose

• Nasser becomes premier of Egypt (April 17).
• Geneva Conference is convened to bring peace to Vietnam (April to July). The country is divided at the 17th parallel, pending democratic elections.
• Dien Bien Phu, French military outpost in Vietnam, falls to Viet Minh army (May 7). Background: Vietnam War
• Eight-nation Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty (establishing SEATO) signed at Manila (Sept. 8).
• Paris agreements grant West Germany sovereignty and admittance to NATO and Western European Union (Oct. 23; effective May, 1955).
• Algerian War of Independence against France begins (Oct. 31).

Birthday Herman Jose (19-3) in history

• Day 19-3 year 1853: During the Taiping Rebellion in China, the rebels captured Nanking and renamed it T'en-ching (Heavenly Capital).
• Day 19-3 year 1920: The United States Senate voted down signing the Treaty of Versailles for the second time.
• Day 19-3 year 1931: Nevada state legislature legalized gambling.
• Day 19-3 year 1953: The Academy Awards were first televised.
• Day 19-3 year 1996: Sarajevo became a united city again after four years when Moslem-Croat authorities took control of the last district held by Serbs.
• Day 19-3 year 2003: Mahmoud Abbas became prime minister of Palestine. He would later succeed Yasir Arafat as head of the PLO and president of the Palestinian Authority.