Page 13: Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 in the year 1953.   

Oct 18   In the year 1953 wLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 19   In the year 1953 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service   

Oct 19   On this day in history first jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service   

Oct 20   In the year 1953 wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Oct 22   Laos gains full independence from France in the year 1953.   

Oct 23   France grants Laos' sovereignty on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1953 maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83   

Oct 24   Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1953.   

Oct 24   On this day in history kOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Oct 25   Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles in the year 1953.   

Oct 26   Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   On this day in history bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)   

Oct 29   A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history dr Albert Schweitzer & Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 30   On this day in history dr Albert Schweitzer &Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 31   TV broadcasting begins in Belgium in the year 1953.   

Nov 02   On this day in history pakistan becomes islamic republic   

Nov 03   First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1953.   

Nov 05   Nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds   

Nov 06   On this day in history french National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy   

Nov 06   John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1953 wIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 08   Iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83 in the year 1953.   

Nov 08   Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal in the year 1953.   

Nov 09   Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73 in the year 1953.   

Nov 09   In the year 1953 cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union   

Nov 09   In the year 1953 supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws   

Nov 10   Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) in the year 1953.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer   

Jan 05   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)   

Jan 05   Mike Rann, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1953 hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29   

Jan 04   Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 in the year 1953.   

Jan 07   Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) died in the year 1953.   

Jan 08   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 09   On this day in history hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89   

Jan 10   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 in the year 1953.   

Jan 11   Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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