Historical Events In 1953

Nov 12   On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel   

Nov 13   In the year 1953 dmitri Shostakovitch' 4th String Quartet, premieres   

Nov 14   WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.   

Nov 15   In the year 1953 wIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 17   St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage in the year 1953.   

Nov 19   On this day in history uS Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business   

Nov 20   In the year 1953 scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH)   

Nov 20   On this day in history scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, first to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH)   

Nov 21   In the year 1953 "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax   

Nov 21   In the year 1953 skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax   

Nov 23   KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast in the year 1953.   

Nov 24   Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 in the year 1953.   

Nov 24   George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1953.   

Nov 25   "Guys & Dolls" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1200 performances in the year 1953.   

Nov 26   In the year 1953 kBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Nov 27   Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65 on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 597 perfs   

Nov 29   American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1953 french parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu   

Dec 01   Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen on this day in history.   

Dec 02   Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies in the year 1953.   

Dec 03   "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances in the year 1953.   

Dec 04   Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   On this day in history brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14   

Dec 06   In the year 1953 konstanty I Galczynski, Polish poet (Zielona Ges), dies at 48   

Dec 07   In the year 1953 israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires   

Dec 07   Israel's PM Ben-Gurion retires on this day in history.   

Dec 08   19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB) in the year 1953.   

Dec 08   In the year 1953 kim Basinger actress was born   

Dec 08   In the year 1953 los Angeles became the third largest city in the U.S. The City of Angels slid past Philadelphia for the distinction in a special census.   

Dec 09   General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired on this day in history.   

Dec 10   "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial NYC for 229 perfs in the year 1953.   

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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   On this day in history birth of pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)   

Jan 05   In the year 1953 birth of mike Rann, Australian politician   

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 07   Agha Zahid, cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1) was born in the year 1953.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1953.   

Jan 12   In the year 1953 simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82