Page 4: Historical Events In 1953

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

Mar 04   In the year 1953 sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61   

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

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

Mar 05   On this day in history soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73.   

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   Jackie McGlew scores 255 vs New Zealand at Wellington in the year 1953.   

Mar 07   Jackie McGlew scores 255* v NZ at Wellington on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile   

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

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 in the year 1953.   

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   1st woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1953.   

Mar 14   Klement Gottwald, premier/president of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56 in the year 1953.   

Mar 14   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1953 earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die   

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

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60   

Mar 20   Senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1953.   

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

Jan 05   Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo, rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers) was born in the year 1953.   

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   On this day in history death of osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)   

Jan 08   On this day in history heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 09   Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 in the year 1953.   

Jan 10   Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.