Page 8: Historical Events In 1953

Jun 08   Tornadoes kill 110 in Mich and Ohio   

Jun 09   100 people die when a tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts   

Jun 09   About 100 die in Worcester MA tornado.   

Jun 09   Ugo Betti, dramatist, dies   

Jun 10   Grzlegorz Fitelberg, composer, dies at 73.   

Jun 13   53rd US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA   

Jun 13   Tim Allen (real name Tim Allen Dick) born.   

Jun 14   Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tenn   

Jun 16   Despite Johnny Mize 2000th hit, Yanks lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak.   

Jun 17   East Berlin workers rise up to protest low wages and bad conditions. Soviet tanks mow down the strikers with machine gun fire, ending illusions that communism is a workers' paradise.   

Jun 17   Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)   

Jun 17   Soviet tanks deployed against rioting East Germans   

Jun 17   Sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for the next day their 14th anniversary.   

Jun 17   Walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76.   

Jun 18   Australian POWs released at Panmunjon.   

Jun 18   Egypt proclaimed a republic, General Neguib is recorded as becoming president   

Jun 18   USAF C124 Globemaster crashes near Tokyo killing 129 servicemen   

Jun 19   Albert W Dent, elected president of Natl Health Council   

Jun 19   Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries.   

Jun 20   Hendrik de Man, sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67   

Jun 20   In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Western Golf Open   

Jun 23   In this year, Patty Berg claims LPGA All-American Women Golf Tournament.   

Jun 25   Algy Gehrs, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia 1904-11), dies.   

Jun 26   KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast.   

Jun 27   Joseph Laniel appointed French premier   

Jun 28   8th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls   

Jun 29   Jules van Nuffel, composer, dies at 70.   

Jun 30   Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79   

Jul 01   Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered   

Jul 05   In this year, Jackie Pung claims LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament.   

Jul 06   J Churms discovers asteroid #1701 Okavango   

Jul 07   35th PGA Championship: Walter Burkemo at Birmingham CC Mich.   

Jul 08   US formally ends aid to Persia   

Jul 09   1st helicopter passenger service (NYC)   

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Jan 03   Angelo parisi: France, heavyweight judo (olympic-gold-1980)   

Jan 04   Norberto alonso: Argentine footballer   

Jan 05   Pamela sue martin: Westport ct, actress (nancy drew, fallon-dynasty)   

Jan 05   Steve archer: American singer (the archers)   

Jan 05   Mike rann: Australian politician   

Jan 05   George tenet: American cia director   

Jan 07   Agha zahid: Cricketer (open batting for pak v wi 1975, scored 14 & 1)   

Jan 07   Earl wilber force "wire" lindo: Rocker (bob marley & the wailers)   

Jan 01   Hank williams: Country singer (cold cold heart),   

Jan 04   Arthur hoyt: Actor (gold rush gertie, lost world),   

Jan 07   Osa johnson: American explorer (b. 1894)   

Jan 08   Heinrich kaspar schmid: Composer,    

Jan 09   Hans aanrud: Norwegian author (storken),   

Jan 10   Theo mackeben: German pianist/composer (golden cage),    

Jan 11   Ernst h ridder rappard: Dutch nazi founder (nsnap),   

Jan 12   Simeon roncal: Composer,