Page 12: Historical Events In 1953

Sep 24   "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway.   

Sep 24   Berthold Viertel, writer, dies at 68   

Sep 25   Dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria poet (Iron Verses), dies.   

Sep 26   Billy Hunter is last St Louis Browns player to homer in a game   

Sep 27   Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal.   

Sep 27   Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist, dies at 72.   

Sep 27   Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan   

Sep 28   Edwin P Hubble, astronomer, designer of telescopes, dies at 63.   

Sep 29   Milton Berle Show premiers.   

Sep 30   Auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record)   

Oct 01   Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras.   

Oct 03   Arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69   

Oct 03   In this year, 10th Ryder Cup: US claims 6½-5½ at Wentworth, England   

Oct 04   Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4).   

Oct 05   Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of the US   

Oct 05   Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of US.   

Oct 05   Friedrich Wolf, writer, dies at 64   

Oct 06   Porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64   

Oct 06   WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting.   

Oct 07   Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply.   

Oct 08   Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group.   

Oct 08   Kathleen Ferrier, English alto singer, dies at 41.   

Oct 12   US and Greece signs peace treaty (US bases).   

Oct 13   Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno.   

Oct 13   Millard Mitchell, actor (12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter), dies at 50.   

Oct 14   1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service.   

Oct 14   Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment.   

Oct 15   John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in NYC.   

Oct 15   The inaugural televised weather report airs.   

Oct 16   Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana).   

Oct 18   Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57.   

Oct 18   WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 19   1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service.   

Oct 19   inaugural jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service.   

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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,