Historical Events In 1953

Aug 21   Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) & Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m  

Aug 22   John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union in the year 1953.  

Aug 23   Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3«") on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1953.  

Aug 28   "Me & Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 358 performances on this day in history.  

Aug 29   KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Aug 29   USSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb in the year 1953.  

Aug 30   Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1953.  

Aug 30   Future NYC mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in NYC in the year 1953.  

Aug 31   KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Sep 04   In the year 1953 florence Chadwick swims the English Channel.  

Sep 04   WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins on this day in history.  

Sep 05   1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC on this day in history.  

Sep 05   The first privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC on this day in history.  

Sep 07   67th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64) on this day in history.  

Sep 08   "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 perfs on this day in history.  

Sep 09   In the year 1953 kGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting  

Sep 10   Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner" on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Swanson sells its 1st "TV dinner" on this day in history.  

Sep 12   On this day in history "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 perfs  

Sep 12   Frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1898), dies in the year 1953.  

Sep 12   Jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy in the year 1953.  

Sep 12   On this day in history nikita Khrushchev becomes first Secretary of USSR Communist Party  

Sep 13   Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Sep 13   Nikita Khrushchev appointed 1st secretary-general of USSR on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marry on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1953 jacques Thibaud, French violinist, dies  

Sep 16   AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles on this day in history.  

Sep 16   Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies in the year 1953.  

Sep 17   In the year 1953 emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80  

Sep 17   First successful separation of Siamese twins in the year 1953.  

Sep 19   On this day in history "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 perfs  

Sep 20   On this day in history cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)  

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

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   In the year 1953 birth of agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1)  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1953 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82