Page 10: Historical Events In 1953

Jul 29   US bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok   

Jul 30   Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance   

Jul 31   Dept of Health, Education and Welfare created.   

Jul 31   Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63   

Aug 01   Northern Rhodesia is recorded as becoming part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.   

Aug 02   Betty Jack Davis, singer (w/Skeeter Davis), killed in car crash.   

Aug 03   Frank Blair is recorded as becoming news anchor of Today Show   

Aug 04   Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago.   

Aug 05   Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom   

Aug 05   Operation Big Switch begins - exchange of prisoners of war of Korean Conflict.   

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.   

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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,