Historical Events In 1953

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

Oct 18   Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 in the year 1953.  

Oct 18   In the year 1953 wLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting  

Oct 19   On this day in history 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service  

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

Oct 20   WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Oct 22   In the year 1953 laos gains full independence from France  

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

Oct 23   In the year 1953 maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83  

Oct 24   In the year 1953 ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 24   On this day in history kOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting  

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

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

Oct 27   In the year 1953 zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 28   On this day in history bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)  

Oct 29   A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns in the year 1953.  

Oct 30   Dr Albert Schweitzer & Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1953.  

Oct 30   In the year 1953 dr Albert Schweitzer &Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize  

Oct 31   In the year 1953 tV broadcasting begins in Belgium  

Nov 02   In the year 1953 pakistan becomes islamic republic  

Nov 03   First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) in the year 1953.  

Nov 04   On this day in history eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's  

Nov 04   On this day in history elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89  

Nov 05   Nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke in the year 1953.  

Nov 05   On this day in history paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds  

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

Nov 06   In the year 1953 john Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76  

Nov 07   WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Nov 08   In the year 1953 iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83  

Nov 08   Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal in the year 1953.  

Nov 09   In the year 1953 abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73  

Nov 09   On this day in history cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union  

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

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

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Jan 03   In the year 1953 birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer  

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 in the year 1953.  

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1953 birth of agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1)  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1953.  

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