Editing 1954 (section)

===August===
{{Main|August 1954}}
* [[August 1]] &ndash; The [[First Indochina War]] ends with the [[Vietnam People's Army]] in [[North Vietnam]], the [[Vietnamese National Army]] in [[South Vietnam]], the [[Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–70)|Kingdom of Cambodia]] in [[Cambodia]], and the [[Kingdom of Laos]] in [[Laos]], emerging victorious against the French Army.
* [[August 6]] &ndash; Emilie Dionne, one of the [[Dionne quintuplets]], dies of [[asphyxia]]tion following an [[epileptic seizure]]. She is the first of the Canadian five to perish; three live into the 21st century.
* [[August 16]] &ndash; The first issue of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine is published in the United States.
* [[August 23]] &ndash; A [[United States Air Force]] [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] makes its first flight at [[Burbank, California]], manufactured by [[Lockheed Martin]].
* [[August 24]] &ndash; Brazilian president [[Getúlio Vargas]] commits suicide, after being accused of involvement in a conspiracy to murder his chief political opponent, [[Carlos Lacerda]].