Historical Events In 1953

Nov 12   David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel in the year 1953.   

Nov 13   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' 4th String Quartet, premieres   

Nov 14   In the year 1953 wCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Nov 15   WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Nov 17   St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1953 anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage   

Nov 19   US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1953 scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH)   

Nov 20   On this day in history scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH)   

Nov 21   On this day in history "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax   

Nov 21   Skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax in the year 1953.   

Nov 23   On this day in history kVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast   

Nov 24   Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 in the year 1953.   

Nov 24   In the year 1953 george Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73   

Nov 25   In the year 1953 "Guys & Dolls" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1200 performances   

Nov 26   KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Nov 27   On this day in history eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65   

Nov 27   In the year 1953 indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP   

Nov 28   In the year 1953 "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs   

Nov 29   On this day in history american Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service   

Nov 30   French parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1953 red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen   

Dec 02   On this day in history ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies   

Dec 03   On this day in history "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances   

Dec 04   Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1953 konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

Dec 07   On this day in history israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires   

Dec 07   On this day in history israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires   

Dec 08   19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB) in the year 1953.   

Dec 08   On this day in history kim Basinger actress was born   

Dec 08   In the year 1953 los Angeles became the third largest city in the U.S. The City of Angels slid past Philadelphia for the distinction in a special census.   

Dec 09   General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired in the year 1953.   

Dec 10   "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs 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   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   On this day in history birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Tenet, American CIA director   

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 in the year 1953.   

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   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1953.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 in the year 1953.   

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.