Historical Events In 1953

Nov 12   In the year 1953 david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel  

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   In the year 1953 wIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting  

Nov 17   St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc in the year 1953.  

Nov 18   On this day in history anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage  

Nov 19   In the year 1953 uS Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business  

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

Nov 20   In the year 1953 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   KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 26   KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Nov 27   In the year 1953 eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65  

Nov 27   On this day in history indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP  

Nov 28   "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs on this day in history.  

Nov 29   American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service on this day in history.  

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

Dec 01   Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen on this day in history.  

Dec 02   In the year 1953 ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies  

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

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   On this day in history konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48  

Dec 07   Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires in the year 1953.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 10   In the year 1953 "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs  

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

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   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   In the year 1953 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   On this day in history death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.