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1954 in South Korea 
Summary
Events from the year 1954 in South Korea.
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| See also: | Other events in 1954 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1954 in North Korea | ||||
Incumbents edit
- President: Rhee Syng-man
- Vice President: Ham Tae-young
- Prime Minister: Paik Too-chin (until 17 June), Pyon Yong-tae (28 June-28 November)
Events edit
February edit
- February 16 – After honeymooning with Joe DiMaggio in Japan, actress Marilyn Monroe performs ten USO shows in four days for American soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors in Korea.[1]
Births edit
- Hi Kyung Kim.
- 22 February-Kim Chang-wan
- 4 September-Jeon In-kwon
- 27 September - Hyun In-taek.
- 15 October - Lim Chulwoo.
- 3 December - Yang Hee-kyung.
- Lee Chang-dong-Korean film director and novelist
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Zimmerman, Jess (11 June 2013). "Marilyn Monroe Entertaining Troops, 1954". History by Zim. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.