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 in the year 1953.   

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   In the year 1953 malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR   

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

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 in the year 1953.   

Mar 08   In the year 1953 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances   

Mar 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56   

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

Mar 14   Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as Secretary of Communist Party on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship in the year 1953.   

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

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   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   In the year 1953 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   Cecil B. DeMille received the only Oscar of his illustrious career for the circus extravaganza, The Greatest Show on Earth on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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   In the year 1953 birth of george Tenet, American CIA director   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 in the year 1953.   

Jan 07   In the year 1953 death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)   

Jan 08   Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1953.   

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56   

Jan 11   On this day in history ernst H Ridder Rappard, Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53   

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