Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 first jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service  

Oct 20   In the year 1953 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   On this day in history france grants Laos' sovereignty  

Oct 23   Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 in the year 1953.  

Oct 24   Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1953.  

Oct 24   KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

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

Oct 26   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1953.  

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

Nov 02   Pakistan becomes islamic republic in the year 1953.  

Nov 03   In the year 1953 first live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC)  

Nov 04   Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's in the year 1953.  

Nov 04   In the year 1953 elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89  

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

Nov 05   In the year 1953 paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds  

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   On this day in history iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83  

Nov 08   In the year 1953 salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal  

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

Nov 09   In the year 1953 cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union  

Nov 09   In the year 1953 supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws  

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   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 in the year 1953.  

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

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

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   In the year 1953 hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29  

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

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.