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   On this day in history wCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Nov 15   On this day in history wIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting  

Nov 17   In the year 1953 st Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc  

Nov 18   On this day in history 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   Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH) on this day in history.  

Nov 21   "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax in the year 1953.  

Nov 21   In the year 1953 skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax  

Nov 23   In the year 1953 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   George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1953.  

Nov 25   On this day in history "Guys & Dolls" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1200 performances  

Nov 26   On this day in history kBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Nov 27   In the year 1953 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   On this day in history "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs  

Nov 29   In the year 1953 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 in the year 1953.  

Dec 06   Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 in the year 1953.  

Dec 06   On this day in history 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   Israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires in the year 1953.  

Dec 08   On this day in history 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)  

Dec 08   Kim Basinger actress was born on this day in history.  

Dec 08   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 on this day in history.  

Dec 09   In the year 1953 general Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired  

Dec 10   "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1953 birth of norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer  

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)  

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   In the year 1953 birth of george Tenet, American CIA director  

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)  

Jan 08   In the year 1953 heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82