Historical Events In 1953

Aug 21   On this day in history baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) & Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation  

Aug 21   On this day in history marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m  

Aug 22   On this day in history john Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union  

Aug 23   Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3«") on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Aug 28   "Me & Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 358 performances on this day in history.  

Aug 29   KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Aug 29   USSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb on this day in history.  

Aug 30   On this day in history dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51  

Aug 30   Future NYC mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in NYC in the year 1953.  

Aug 31   KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Sep 04   Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel in the year 1953.  

Sep 04   In the year 1953 wATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins  

Sep 05   In the year 1953 1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC  

Sep 05   The first privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC on this day in history.  

Sep 07   67th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64) on this day in history.  

Sep 08   "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 perfs in the year 1953.  

Sep 09   In the year 1953 kGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting  

Sep 10   In the year 1953 swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner"  

Sep 10   In the year 1953 swanson sells its 1st "TV dinner"  

Sep 12   On this day in history "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 perfs  

Sep 12   On this day in history frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1898), dies  

Sep 12   Jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy on this day in history.  

Sep 12   In the year 1953 nikita Khrushchev becomes first Secretary of USSR Communist Party  

Sep 13   On this day in history lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73  

Sep 13   Nikita Khrushchev appointed 1st secretary-general of USSR in the year 1953.  

Sep 14   In the year 1953 comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marry  

Sep 15   In the year 1953 jacques Thibaud, French violinist, dies  

Sep 16   In the year 1953 aL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles  

Sep 16   Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80 in the year 1953.  

Sep 17   First successful separation of Siamese twins in the year 1953.  

Sep 19   "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 perfs in the year 1953.  

Sep 20   On this day in history cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR  

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Jan 03   Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 birth of george Tenet, American CIA director  

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

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

Jan 01   Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78  

Jan 07   In the year 1953 death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)  

Jan 08   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1953.  

Jan 09   In the year 1953 hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89  

Jan 10   In the year 1953 theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56  

Jan 11   Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 in the year 1953.  

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.