Date in year · 1954 · The 1950s
On May 6, 1954, roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Robert Greenberg, Trevor Francis, Ebiet G. Ade would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · May 6, 1954
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
Around 1954
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, 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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English athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile (1929–2018)
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
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