Page 13: Historical Events In 1953

Oct 16   On this day in history fidel Castro sentenced to 15 years (Havana)   

Oct 18   Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.   

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

Oct 19   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 laos gains full independence from France   

Oct 23   France grants Laos' sovereignty on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1953 maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83   

Oct 24   Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1953.   

Oct 25   Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles in the year 1953.   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1953 zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 28   In the year 1953 bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record)   

Oct 29   A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Dr Albert Schweitzer & Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1953.   

Oct 30   Dr Albert Schweitzer &Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1953.   

Oct 31   TV broadcasting begins in Belgium on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Pakistan becomes islamic republic in the year 1953.   

Nov 03   First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) in the year 1953.   

Nov 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds   

Nov 06   French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy in the year 1953.   

Nov 06   On this day in history john Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76   

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

Nov 08   Iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 09   Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73 in the year 1953.   

Nov 09   Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union in the year 1953.   

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

Nov 10   On this day in history giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised)   

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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   Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers) was born in the year 1953.   

Jan 05   Mike Rann, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1953 hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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