Historical Events Happened In 1953

Oct 16 On this day in history fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) Share it »

Oct 18 On this day in history douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 Share it »

Oct 18 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 19 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 19 First jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 20 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 22 Laos gains full independence from France on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 23 On this day in history france grants Laos' sovereignty Share it »

Oct 23 On this day in history maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 Share it »

Oct 24 On this day in history ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 Share it »

Oct 24 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 25 Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 26 On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia Share it »

Oct 27 Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 28 Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 29 On this day in history a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns Share it »

Oct 30 Dr Albert Schweitzer & Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 30 Dr Albert Schweitzer &Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 31 On this day in history tV broadcasting begins in Belgium Share it »

Nov 02 On this day in history pakistan becomes islamic republic Share it »

Nov 03 First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 04 Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 04 Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 05 On this day in history nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke Share it »

Nov 05 Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 06 On this day in history french National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy Share it »

Nov 06 John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 07 On this day in history wIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting Share it »

Nov 08 Iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 08 Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 09 Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73 on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 09 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 09 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 10 Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) on this day in history. Share it »

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Jan 03 On this day in history birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) Share it »

Jan 04 Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) Share it »

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) Share it »

Jan 05 Mike Rann, Australian politician was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 05 George Tenet, American CIA director was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 07 Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) Share it »

Jan 01 On this day in history hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 Share it »

Jan 04 Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 07 On this day in history death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) Share it »

Jan 08 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 09 On this day in history hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 Share it »

Jan 10 On this day in history theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 Share it »

Jan 11 Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 12 On this day in history simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 Share it »