Historical Events In 1953

Mar 03   British Comet jet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed in the year 1953.  

Mar 04   Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR  

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

Mar 07   Jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington on this day in history.  

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

Mar 07   In the year 1953 record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile  

Mar 08   On this day in history "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances  

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   Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years in the year 1953.  

Mar 09   Josef Stalin buried in Moscow on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   On this day in history kOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting  

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

Mar 15   On this day in history patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship  

Mar 15   West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 in the year 1953.  

Mar 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 17   Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1953.  

Mar 17   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 18   Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die on this day in history.  

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

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

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   Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real", premieres in New York NY in the year 1953.  

Mar 19   Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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

Mar 20   On this day in history senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole  

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

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

Jan 05   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born in the year 1953.  

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)  

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of mike Rann, Australian politician  

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born in the year 1953.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56  

Jan 11   Ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53 in the year 1953.  

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