Historical Events In 1953

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

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   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 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 in the year 1953.  

Nov 21   Skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1953.  

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

Nov 29   In the year 1953 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   Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen in the year 1953.  

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

Dec 03   In the year 1953 "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances  

Dec 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1953.  

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

Dec 08   In the year 1953 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   On this day in history general Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired  

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 in the year 1953.  

Jan 04   Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)  

Jan 05   Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born on this day in history.  

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   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born on this day in history.  

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   Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 in the year 1953.  

Jan 07   In the year 1953 death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)  

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

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 in the year 1953.  

Jan 11   In the year 1953 ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53  

Jan 12   In the year 1953 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82