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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 19   First jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service in the year 1953.  

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

Oct 22   On this day in history laos gains full independence from France  

Oct 23   France grants Laos' sovereignty in the year 1953.  

Oct 23   Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 24   KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles  

Oct 26   On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia  

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 in the year 1953.  

Oct 30   Dr Albert Schweitzer & Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Dr Albert Schweitzer &Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1953.  

Oct 31   On this day in history tV broadcasting begins in Belgium  

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   On this day in history elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89  

Nov 05   In the year 1953 nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke  

Nov 05   Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds on this day in history.  

Nov 06   French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy in the year 1953.  

Nov 06   John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1953.  

Nov 07   WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

Nov 08   In the year 1953 salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal  

Nov 09   Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73 on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   In the year 1953 birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)  

Jan 01   On this day in history hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29  

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   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   In the year 1953 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   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.