Historical Events In 1953

Jun 02   Summit of Everest reached for the first time on this day in history.  

Jun 03   Congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving on this day in history.  

Jun 04   Pitts trades outfielder Ralph Kiner & Joe Garagiola to Chic on this day in history.  

Jun 05   Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jun 05   Denmark adopts a new constitution on this day in history.  

Jun 06   J Churms discovers asteroid #2025 on this day in history.  

Jun 07   1st color network telecast in compatible color, (Boston Mass) in the year 1953.  

Jun 08   Cluster of 6 tornadoes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Cluster of 6 tornaodes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Panmunjon negotiators sign agreement on POWs in the year 1953.  

Jun 08   In the year 1953 segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court  

Jun 08   On this day in history tornadoes kill 110 in Mich &Ohio  

Jun 09   100 people die when a tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts in the year 1953.  

Jun 09   About 100 die in Worcester MA tornado on this day in history.  

Jun 09   Ugo Betti, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 10   In the year 1953 grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer, dies at 73  

Jun 13   53rd US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA on this day in history.  

Jun 13   Tim Allen (real name Tim Allen Dick) born in the year 1953.  

Jun 13   Tim Allen (real name: Tim Allen Dick) born in the year 1953.  

Jun 14   Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tenn in the year 1953.  

Jun 16   Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yanks lose ending 18 game win streak & also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak on this day in history.  

Jun 17   East Berlin workers rise up to protest low wages and bad conditions. Soviet tanks mow down the strikers with machine gun fire, ending illusions that communism is a workers' paradise on this day in history.  

Jun 17   On this day in history most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)  

Jun 17   Soviet tanks deployed against rioting East Germans in the year 1953.  

Jun 17   On this day in history sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius & Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for the next day their 14th anniversary  

Jun 17   In the year 1953 walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76  

Jun 18   On this day in history australian POWs released at Panmunjon  

Jun 18   In the year 1953 egypt proclaimed a republic, General Neguib becomes president  

Jun 18   USAF C124 Globemaster crashes near Tokyo killing 129 servicemen in the year 1953.  

Jun 19   In the year 1953 albert W Dent, elected president of Natl Health Council  

Jun 19   Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jun 20   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open on this day in history.  

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Jan 03   Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mike Rann, Australian politician  

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1953 birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1953 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   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.