Historical Events In 1953

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

Aug 21   Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m on this day in history.  

Aug 22   John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Aug 29   KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

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   On this day in history kRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting  

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   On this day in history 1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC  

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

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

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

Sep 09   KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy  

Sep 12   On this day in history nikita Khrushchev becomes first Secretary of USSR Communist Party  

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

Sep 13   On this day in history nikita Khrushchev appointed 1st secretary-general of USSR  

Sep 14   Comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marry on this day in history.  

Sep 15   On this day in history jacques Thibaud, French violinist, dies  

Sep 16   AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles in the year 1953.  

Sep 16   On this day in history colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies  

Sep 17   In the year 1953 emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80  

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

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

Sep 20   In the year 1953 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   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 in the year 1953.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1953 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78  

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

Jan 10   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 in the year 1953.  

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

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.