Timeline April 1954

Events in April 1954 3

• 1862 – 1954 Auguste Lumiere (1862-1954) Died 10 April 1954, aged 91 Auguste Lumiere, with his brother Louis, invented the Cinematographe and screened some of the first motion pictures in 1895, pioneering cinema as a medium. He later turned much of his attention to medical and scientific research. His work laid the technical foundation for the film industry.
• 1954 Drafted second overall by the Milwaukee Hawks A 6ft 9in centre told to learn a position that did not yet exist He was moved away from the basket and became the prototype of the power forward.
• 1954 – present Riccardo Patrese The Experience Man Held the record for the most F1 starts for 15 years; a consistent winner in the 80s and 90s.