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 +The [[Parker–Hulme murder case|Parker–Hulme murder]] occurred in [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]] on [[June 22]]; [[1954]]. The story of the murder is said to be loosely adapted into the French film ''[[Don't Deliver Us from Evil]]'' and more faithfully into [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''.
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'''1954''' ('''MCMLIV''') is the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the [[1950s]] decade. '''1954''' ('''MCMLIV''') is the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the [[1950s]] decade.
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*''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' by William Golding *''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' by William Golding
*''[[I Am Legend (novel)|I am Legend]]'' by Richard Matheson *''[[I Am Legend (novel)|I am Legend]]'' by Richard Matheson
 +*''[[Sex in History]]'' by Gordon Rattray Taylor
===Film=== ===Film===
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== Births == == Births ==
-*[[Larry Levan]] (1954-1992)+*[[Yasuaki Shimizu]], Japanese musician
-*[[François Kevorkian]] (1954 - )+*[[Larry Levan]], American DJ (d. 1992)
-*[[Walter Gibbons]] (1954 - 1994)+*[[François Kevorkian]], French-born American DJ and musician
-*[[Linval Thompson]] (1954 - )+*[[Walter Gibbons]], American DJ (d. 1994)
-*[[Richard Kern]] (1954 - )+*[[Linval Thompson]], Jamaican musician
-*[[Augustus Pablo]] (1954 - 1999)+*[[Richard Kern]], American photographer
-*[[Cindy Sherman]] (1954 - )+*[[Augustus Pablo]], Jamaican musician (d. 1999)
-*[[James Cameron]] (1954 - )+*[[Cindy Sherman]], American artist
-*[[Mike Kelley]] (1954 - 2012)+*[[James Cameron]], American director
-*[[Iain Banks]] (1954 - 2013)+*[[Mike Kelley]], American artist (d. 2012)
-*[[Bruce Sterling]] (1954 - )+*[[Iain Banks]], Scottish writer (d. 2013)
-*[[Alfredo de la Fé]] (1954 - )+*[[Bruce Sterling]], American writer
-*[[Hanif Kureishi]] (1954 - )+*[[Alfredo de la Fé]], American musician
-*[[Coen Brothers]] (1954 - )+*[[Hanif Kureishi]], Pakistani-British writer
-*[[Ang Lee]] (1954 - )+*[[Coen Brothers]], American directors
-*[[Alex Cox]] (1954 - )+*[[Ang Lee]], Taiwanese-born American film director
 +*[[Alex Cox]], British director
==Deaths == ==Deaths ==
*[[Dziga Vertov]] (1896 - 1954) *[[Dziga Vertov]] (1896 - 1954)
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The Parker–Hulme murder occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand on June 22; 1954. The story of the murder is said to be loosely adapted into the French film Don't Deliver Us from Evil and more faithfully into Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures.

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1954 (MCMLIV) is the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade.

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