Page 4: Historical Events In 1953

Mar 03   On this day in history british Comet jet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed   

Mar 04   Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 in the year 1953.   

Mar 05   Josef Stalin's death announced on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR in the year 1953.   

Mar 07   In the year 1953 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances   

Mar 07   In the year 1953 jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington   

Mar 07   On this day in history jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington   

Mar 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1953.   

Mar 08   In the year 1953 a census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit tilling the soil and planting crops (giving up farming) over the previous two years.   

Mar 08   In the year 1953 census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years   

Mar 09   On this day in history josef Stalin buried in Moscow   

Mar 10   On this day in history charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92   

Mar 11   In the year 1953 1st woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams)   

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56   

Mar 14   KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.   

Mar 14   On this day in history nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Communist Party   

Mar 15   Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history west Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1   

Mar 16   In the year 1953 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 $2,475M in the year 1953.   

Mar 17   Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1953 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 18   On this day in history earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die   

Mar 19   25th Academy Awards "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper &Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) in the year 1953.   

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

Mar 19   On this day in history cecil B. DeMille received the only Oscar of his illustrious career for the circus extravaganza, The Greatest Show on Earth   

Mar 19   In the year 1953 tennessee Williams' "Camino Real", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 19   On this day in history tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC   

Mar 20   Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1953 senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole   

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Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1953.   

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born in the year 1953.   

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   Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 in the year 1953.   

Jan 04   On this day in history arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78   

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   In the year 1953 theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82