Page 13: Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   Fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana) in the year 1953.   

Oct 18   Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 in the year 1953.   

Oct 18   WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Oct 19   1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service in the year 1953.   

Oct 19   On this day in history first jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service   

Oct 20   WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.   

Oct 22   Laos gains full independence from France on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1953 france grants Laos' sovereignty   

Oct 23   On this day in history maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83   

Oct 24   In the year 1953 ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 24   KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles   

Oct 26   On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia   

Oct 27   Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) on this day in history.   

Oct 29   A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns in the year 1953.   

Oct 30   On this day in history dr Albert Schweitzer & Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 30   On this day in history dr Albert Schweitzer &Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 31   TV broadcasting begins in Belgium in the year 1953.   

Nov 02   Pakistan becomes islamic republic on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history first live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC)   

Nov 04   In the year 1953 eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's   

Nov 04   Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke   

Nov 05   Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1953 french National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy   

Nov 06   John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1953 wIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 08   On this day in history iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83   

Nov 08   Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal in the year 1953.   

Nov 09   On this day in history abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73   

Nov 09   Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1953 supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws   

Nov 10   Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) 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   In the year 1953 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   On this day in history birth of mike Rann, Australian politician   

Jan 05   George Tenet, American CIA director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1953 birth of 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) 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   In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1953 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   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.