Historical Events In 1953

Dec 11   KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station on this day in history.  

Dec 11   In the year 1953 kTVA, Anchorage becomes Alaska's first TV station  

Dec 12   On this day in history chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane  

Dec 13   On this day in history kOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Dec 14   Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax in the year 1953.  

Dec 15   Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Dec 16   1st White House Press Conference (Pres Eisenhower & 161 reporters) in the year 1953.  

Dec 16   The Delaware Water Gap Bridge, linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania, opens to traffic in the year 1953.  

Dec 17   In the year 1953 dmitri Shostakovitch' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad  

Dec 18   KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Dec 19   KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.  

Dec 19   Robert A Millikan, US physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Dec 20   KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting on this day in history.  

Dec 21   In the year 1953 kOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting  

Dec 22   Jack Dunn III, owner of Balt Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns in the year 1953.  

Dec 23   Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Lavrenti P Beria, soviet minister of internal security, executed on this day in history.  

Dec 24   2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) in the year 1953.  

Dec 24   Wellington-Auckland (NZ) express train swept away in flood kills 166 in the year 1953.  

Dec 25   Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand) in the year 1953.  

Dec 27   In the year 1953 detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game  

Dec 28   On this day in history wLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting  

Dec 30   On this day in history electronics manufacturer Admiral unveils the first color television set for consumers, priced at a modest $1,175.  

Dec 30   On this day in history the first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.  

Dec 31   In the year 1953 albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer/founder (KLM), dies at 64  

Dec 31   In the year 1953 hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president  

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)  

Jan 04   Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mike Rann, Australian politician  

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

Jan 01   Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1953.  

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.