← 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