Page 4: Historical Events In 1953

Mar 03   British Comet jet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1953.   

Mar 05   On this day in history josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73   

Mar 05   Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 in the year 1953.   

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

Mar 07   "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1953 jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington   

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

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

Mar 08   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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   Josef Stalin buried in Moscow in the year 1953.   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Communist Party in the year 1953.   

Mar 15   In the year 1953 patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship   

Mar 15   West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1953 aL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St Louis Browns to Baltimore   

Mar 17   On this day in history bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2,475M   

Mar 17   In the year 1953 conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73   

Mar 17   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1953.   

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) in the year 1953.   

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

Mar 19   In the year 1953 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   Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC in the year 1953.   

Mar 20   In the year 1953 graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

Mar 20   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)   

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   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   In the year 1953 birth of earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1953 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   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.