1954 in South Korea

← 1953 1952 1951 1954 in South Korea → 1955 1956 1957
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events in 1954 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1954 in North Korea

Events from the year 1954 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• 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

February

• 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

• 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

• List of South Korean films of 1954
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

References

1. 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.