Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) on this day in history.  

Oct 18   In the year 1953 douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57  

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

Oct 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history laos gains full independence from France  

Oct 23   In the year 1953 france grants Laos' sovereignty  

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

Oct 24   Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Oct 26   In the year 1953 great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia  

Oct 27   Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Oct 28   Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) in the year 1953.  

Oct 29   A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 31   In the year 1953 tV broadcasting begins in Belgium  

Nov 02   Pakistan becomes islamic republic in the year 1953.  

Nov 03   First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) on this day in history.  

Nov 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds  

Nov 06   French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy in the year 1953.  

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

Nov 07   In the year 1953 wIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws  

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 in the year 1953.  

Jan 04   Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born in the year 1953.  

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   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   Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born in the year 1953.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 in the year 1953.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53  

Jan 12   In the year 1953 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82