Births on April 12

Steve Stevaert

Born on April 12, 1954

Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (d. 2015)

Steve Stevaert (Dutch: [ˈstif ˈsteːvaːrt]; born Robert Stevaert [ˈroːbərt ˈsteːvaːrt]; 12 April 1954 – 2 April 2015) was a Belgian politician of the Flemish Socialist Party: the SP.A.

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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 12

Steve Stevaert

Born on April 12, 1954

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Events on 1954

NCAA Division I

NTSC

United States Air Force Academy

Bell Labs

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état