Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) in the year 1953.  

Oct 18   Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 19   In the year 1953 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service  

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

Oct 20   On this day in history wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Oct 22   Laos gains full independence from France in the year 1953.  

Oct 23   France grants Laos' sovereignty in the year 1953.  

Oct 23   Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 25   Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles in the year 1953.  

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

Oct 27   On this day in history zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 28   In the year 1953 bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)  

Oct 29   In the year 1953 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns  

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

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

Oct 31   TV broadcasting begins in Belgium on this day in history.  

Nov 02   On this day in history pakistan becomes islamic republic  

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

Nov 04   In the year 1953 eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's  

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

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

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

Nov 06   French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Nov 09   On this day in history abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73  

Nov 09   Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union in the year 1953.  

Nov 09   Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws in the year 1953.  

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

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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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1953 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   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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.