Historical Events In 1953

Nov 12   On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel  

Nov 13   In the year 1953 dmitri Shostakovitch' 4th String Quartet, premieres  

Nov 14   On this day in history wCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Nov 15   WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Nov 17   St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage on this day in history.  

Nov 19   US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business in the year 1953.  

Nov 20   Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) in the year 1953.  

Nov 20   Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on this day in history.  

Nov 21   In the year 1953 "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax  

Nov 21   Skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax in the year 1953.  

Nov 23   KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

Nov 24   In the year 1953 dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954  

Nov 24   George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Nov 25   "Guys & Dolls" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1200 performances on this day in history.  

Nov 26   In the year 1953 kBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Nov 27   Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65 in the year 1953.  

Nov 27   In the year 1953 indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP  

Nov 28   "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs on this day in history.  

Nov 29   American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service in the year 1953.  

Nov 30   On this day in history french parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu  

Dec 01   Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen on this day in history.  

Dec 02   Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies in the year 1953.  

Dec 03   "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances in the year 1953.  

Dec 04   Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1953.  

Dec 06   Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 in the year 1953.  

Dec 06   Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Dec 07   Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires in the year 1953.  

Dec 07   On this day in history israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires  

Dec 08   On this day in history 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)  

Dec 08   In the year 1953 kim Basinger actress was born  

Dec 08   Los Angeles became the third largest city in the U.S. The City of Angels slid past Philadelphia for the distinction in a special census on this day in history.  

Dec 09   On this day in history general Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired  

Dec 10   On this day in history "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs  

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Jan 03   Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) was born in the year 1953.  

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

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   In the year 1953 birth of mike Rann, Australian politician  

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   On this day in history birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)  

Jan 01   Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1953 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.