Page 14: Historical Events In 1953

Nov 12   David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Dmitri Shostakovitch' 4th String Quartet, premieres on this day in history.   

Nov 14   WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 18   Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage in the year 1953.   

Nov 19   US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business in the year 1953.   

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) in the year 1953.   

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

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

Nov 23   In the year 1953 kVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast   

Nov 24   On this day in history dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954   

Nov 24   George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1953.   

Nov 25   In the year 1953 "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   On this day in history eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65   

Nov 27   Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP in the year 1953.   

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   In the year 1953 french parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu   

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

Dec 02   Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies in the year 1953.   

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

Dec 04   In the year 1953 daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

Dec 07   Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires on this day in history.   

Dec 07   In the year 1953 israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires   

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

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

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 in the year 1953.   

Dec 09   General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 03   In the year 1953 birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 05   In the year 1953 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   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   Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

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

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