Historical Events In 1953

Mar 03   British Comet jet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 in the year 1953.   

Mar 05   In the year 1953 josef Stalin's death announced   

Mar 05   Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73 in the year 1953.   

Mar 05   Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR   

Mar 07   "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington in the year 1953.   

Mar 07   On this day in history jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington   

Mar 07   Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile in the year 1953.   

Mar 08   "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1953 a census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit tilling the soil and planting crops (giving up farming) over the previous two years.   

Mar 08   On this day in history census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years   

Mar 09   Josef Stalin buried in Moscow in the year 1953.   

Mar 10   Charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92 in the year 1953.   

Mar 11   On this day in history 1st woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams)   

Mar 11   An American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history kOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Mar 14   Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Communist Party in the year 1953.   

Mar 15   Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship in the year 1953.   

Mar 15   West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2,475M   

Mar 17   Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die in the year 1953.   

Mar 19   On this day in history 25th Academy Awards "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper &Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)   

Mar 19   On this day in history 25th Academy Awards: "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper &Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)   

Mar 19   In the year 1953 cecil B. DeMille received the only Oscar of his illustrious career for the circus extravaganza, The Greatest Show on Earth   

Mar 19   In the year 1953 tennessee Williams' "Camino Real", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 19   In the year 1953 tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC   

Mar 20   In the year 1953 graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

Mar 20   In the year 1953 senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1953 birth of norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer   

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)   

Jan 05   Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Mike Rann, Australian politician was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Tenet, American CIA director   

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 07   In the year 1953 birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)   

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

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

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

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

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 in the year 1953.   

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

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

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