Historical Events In 1953

Nov 12   In the year 1953 david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel  

Nov 13   Dmitri Shostakovitch' 4th String Quartet, premieres in the year 1953.  

Nov 14   WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1953.  

Nov 21   "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax on this day in history.  

Nov 21   In the year 1953 skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax  

Nov 23   KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast in the year 1953.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Nov 26   On this day in history kBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting  

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

Nov 27   Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP in the year 1953.  

Nov 28   "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs in the year 1953.  

Nov 29   In the year 1953 american Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service  

Nov 30   In the year 1953 french parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu  

Dec 01   On this day in history red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen  

Dec 02   In the year 1953 ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies  

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

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

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

Dec 06   Konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48 in the year 1953.  

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   In the year 1953 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)  

Dec 08   Kim Basinger actress was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Dec 09   In the year 1953 general Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired  

Dec 10   "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs in the year 1953.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of mike Rann, Australian politician  

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.