Page 4: Historical Events In 1953

Mar 04   Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter and the wolf), dies at 61.   

Mar 05   Josef Stalin's death announced   

Mar 05   Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73   

Mar 05   Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73.   

Mar 06   Malenkov is recorded as becoming chairman of the USSR.   

Mar 07   "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances.   

Mar 07   Jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington   

Mar 07   Jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington   

Mar 07   Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile.   

Mar 08   "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances   

Mar 08   A census bureau report indicated that 239000 farmers had quit tilling the soil and planting crops (giving up farming) over the previous two years   

Mar 08   Census indicates 239000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years.   

Mar 09   Josef Stalin buried in Moscow   

Mar 10   Charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92   

Mar 11   1st woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams)   

Mar 11   An American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches.   

Mar 14   Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56   

Mar 14   KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Mar 14   Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Communist Party.   

Mar 15   In this year, Patty Berg claims LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.   

Mar 15   West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1.   

Mar 16   AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore.   

Mar 17   Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2475M.   

Mar 17   Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73   

Mar 17   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Mar 18   Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die   

Mar 19   25th Academy Awards "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)   

Mar 19   25th Academy Awards: "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised).   

Mar 19   Cecil B. DeMille received the only Oscar of his illustrious career for the circus extravaganza, The Greatest Show on Earth.   

Mar 19   Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 19   Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC.   

Mar 20   Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

Mar 20   Senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole   

Mar 21   NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse)   

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Jan 03   Angelo parisi: France, heavyweight judo (olympic-gold-1980)   

Jan 04   Norberto alonso: Argentine footballer   

Jan 05   Pamela sue martin: Westport ct, actress (nancy drew, fallon-dynasty)   

Jan 05   Steve archer: American singer (the archers)   

Jan 05   Mike rann: Australian politician   

Jan 05   George tenet: American cia director   

Jan 07   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)   

Jan 01   Hank williams: Country singer (cold cold heart),   

Jan 04   Arthur hoyt: Actor (gold rush gertie, lost world),   

Jan 07   Osa johnson: American explorer (b. 1894)   

Jan 08   Heinrich kaspar schmid: Composer,   

Jan 09   Hans aanrud: Norwegian author (storken),    

Jan 10   Theo mackeben: German pianist/composer (golden cage),   

Jan 11   Ernst h ridder rappard: Dutch nazi founder (nsnap),    

Jan 12   Simeon roncal: Composer,