Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   On this day in history fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana)  

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

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

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

Oct 19   In the year 1953 first jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service  

Oct 20   On this day in history wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Oct 22   Laos gains full independence from France on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 24   KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

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

Oct 26   In the year 1953 great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia  

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

Oct 28   In the year 1953 bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)  

Oct 29   In the year 1953 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns  

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   On this day in history tV broadcasting begins in Belgium  

Nov 02   Pakistan becomes islamic republic in the year 1953.  

Nov 03   First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) in the year 1953.  

Nov 04   In the year 1953 eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's  

Nov 04   Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke  

Nov 05   Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds in the year 1953.  

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   WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Nov 08   Iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 09   On this day in history supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws  

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

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Jan 03   Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980) was born in the year 1953.  

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   On this day in history birth of george Tenet, American CIA director  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29  

Jan 04   On this day in history arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78  

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   In the year 1953 hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89  

Jan 10   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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