Historical Events In 1953

Aug 21   Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) & Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m on this day in history.   

Aug 22   John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3«")   

Aug 27   On this day in history nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53   

Aug 28   "Me & Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 358 performances in the year 1953.   

Aug 29   In the year 1953 kHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Aug 29   USSR explodes its first hydrogen bomb in the year 1953.   

Aug 30   In the year 1953 dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51   

Aug 30   Future NYC mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in NYC in the year 1953.   

Aug 31   On this day in history kRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Sep 04   On this day in history florence Chadwick swims the English Channel.   

Sep 04   WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins in the year 1953.   

Sep 05   In the year 1953 1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC   

Sep 05   The first privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC on this day in history.   

Sep 07   67th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64) in the year 1953.   

Sep 08   "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 perfs in the year 1953.   

Sep 09   In the year 1953 kGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting   

Sep 10   On this day in history swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner"   

Sep 10   In the year 1953 swanson sells its 1st "TV dinner"   

Sep 12   On this day in history "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 perfs   

Sep 12   Frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1898), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1953 jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy   

Sep 12   Nikita Khrushchev becomes first Secretary of USSR Communist Party in the year 1953.   

Sep 13   On this day in history lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73   

Sep 13   In the year 1953 nikita Khrushchev appointed 1st secretary-general of USSR   

Sep 14   Comedians Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara marry on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1953 jacques Thibaud, French violinist, dies   

Sep 16   On this day in history aL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles   

Sep 16   In the year 1953 colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies   

Sep 17   Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80 in the year 1953.   

Sep 17   In the year 1953 first successful separation of Siamese twins   

Sep 19   In the year 1953 "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 perfs   

Sep 20   Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR 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 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   Mike Rann, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

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 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 in the year 1953.   

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 on this day in history.   

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