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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 19   On this day in history 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service   

Oct 19   First jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history wRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting   

Oct 22   On this day in history laos gains full independence from France   

Oct 23   France grants Laos' sovereignty in the year 1953.   

Oct 23   Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1953.   

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

Oct 29   In the year 1953 a Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history pakistan becomes islamic republic   

Nov 03   First live color coast-to-coast telecast (NYC) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Phila A's on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1953 elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, composer, dies at 89   

Nov 05   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 john Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76   

Nov 07   WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Nov 08   In the year 1953 iwan Bunin, writer, dies at 83   

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   On this day in history supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws   

Nov 10   In the year 1953 giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised)   

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Jan 03   In the year 1953 birth of angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)   

Jan 04   In the year 1953 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   In the year 1953 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1953.   

Jan 04   Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 in the year 1953.   

Jan 07   Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Simeon Roncal, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1953.