Historical Events In 1953

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

Nov 13   On this day in history 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 in the year 1953.  

Nov 17   On this day in history st Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc  

Nov 18   On this day in history anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage  

Nov 19   On this day in history uS Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business  

Nov 20   On this day in history scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH)  

Nov 20   Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) in the year 1953.  

Nov 21   On this day in history "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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 24   In the year 1953 george Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73  

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

Nov 26   KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29   American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service on this day in history.  

Nov 30   French parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 04   Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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   Israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires on this day in history.  

Dec 08   In the year 1953 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)  

Dec 08   In the year 1953 kim Basinger actress was born  

Dec 08   In the year 1953 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.  

Dec 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of george Tenet, American CIA director  

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)  

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

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82