Page 10: Historical Events In 1953

Aug 06   Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military.   

Aug 07   Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

Aug 07   Eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

Aug 08   US and South Korea initial a mutual security pact   

Aug 09   Premier Mohammed Abdullah of Kashmir, fired   

Aug 11   Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer (Heimliche Gegenwart), dies   

Aug 12   Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami.   

Aug 12   Ann Davidson, inaugural woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami.   

Aug 12   In Greece, Kefallinia (Cephalonia) a 7.1 quake killed 455, over 27000 houses destroyed on Ithaki (Ithaca), Kefallinia (Cephalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante)   

Aug 12   Soviet Union conducts secret test of its inaugural hydrogen bomb   

Aug 13   4-5 million French go on strike against economizations.   

Aug 13   Dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80.   

Aug 13   Pres Eisenhower establishes Govt Contract Compliance Committee   

Aug 15   Inmates riot at Kingston Penitentiary; burn three buildings; do $2 million damage.   

Aug 16   KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins.   

Aug 17   Johannes B Tielrooy, literature (French Living Lesson), dies at 66.   

Aug 19   England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0.   

Aug 20   General Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia.   

Aug 20   Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation   

Aug 21   Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation   

Aug 21   Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25370 m.   

Aug 22   John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union   

Aug 23   Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3«")   

Aug 27   Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53.   

Aug 28   "Me and Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 358 performances   

Aug 29   KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Aug 29   USSR explodes its inaugural hydrogen bomb   

Aug 30   Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51.   

Aug 30   Future NYC mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in NYC   

Aug 31   KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting.   

Sep 04   Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel   

Sep 04   WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins   

Sep 05   1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC   

Sep 05   The inaugural privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC.   

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Jan 03   Angelo parisi: France, heavyweight judo (olympic-gold-1980)   

Jan 04   Norberto alonso: Argentine footballer   

Jan 05   Pamela sue martin: Westport ct, actress (nancy drew, fallon-dynasty)   

Jan 05   Steve archer: American singer (the archers)   

Jan 05   Mike rann: Australian politician   

Jan 05   George tenet: American cia director   

Jan 07   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)   

Jan 01   Hank williams: Country singer (cold cold heart),    

Jan 04   Arthur hoyt: Actor (gold rush gertie, lost world),    

Jan 07   Osa johnson: American explorer (b. 1894)   

Jan 08   Heinrich kaspar schmid: Composer,   

Jan 09   Hans aanrud: Norwegian author (storken),    

Jan 10   Theo mackeben: German pianist/composer (golden cage),    

Jan 11   Ernst h ridder rappard: Dutch nazi founder (nsnap),   

Jan 12   Simeon roncal: Composer,