Today in History for September 1953

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 71 of 71

1st - 101°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept
1st - Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship
1st - WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, SC (CBS) 1st broadcast
1st - WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins
3rd - French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy
4th - WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
4th - WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
4th - Yanks become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship
5th - 1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC
5th - US give Persian premier Zahedi $45 million aid
6th - Adenauers CDU wins elections in German FR
6th - Roy Campanella sets record for HRs by a catcher at 38
7th - 67th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64)
7th - 73rd US Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas Jr (63 62 63)
7th - Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs
8th - "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 perfs
8th - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona
9th - KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
9th - WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
10th - Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner"
11th - KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
11th - WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
12th - "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 perfs
12th - Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team
13th - Pitcher Bob Trice is 1st black to play on Phila A's
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev 14th - Nikita Khrushchev appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
14th - Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians
15th - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
15th - KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting
15th - WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, VA (ABC) begins broadcasting
16th - AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles
17th - 1st successful separation of Siamese twins
17th - Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player
19th - "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 perfs
20th - Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR
21st - Allied forces form West Germany
21st - KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast
22nd - Islamic uprising in Atjeh at Indonesia
23rd - KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
24th - "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway
Heavyweight Champion Boxer Rocky Marciano 24th - Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
26th - Billy Hunter is last St Louis Browns player to homer in a game
26th - KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, CA (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
26th - Polish government fires/imprisons Cardinal Wyszynski
26th - US & Spain sign defense treaty (4 US bases in Spain)
27th - Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal
27th - KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, MO (CBS) begins
27th - KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
27th - KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
27th - KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
27th - St Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game
27th - Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan
27th - WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting
27th - WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, GA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
27th - WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
Hall of Fame MLB shortstop Ernie Banks 28th - "Bob & Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC
28th - "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS
28th - "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS
28th - Dutch government proclaims 5% general pay increase on Jan 1, 1954
28th - KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, NM (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
29th - "Buick-Berle Show," debuts on NBC-TV
29th - "Make Room for Daddy," starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV
29th - 1st dept store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago Ill
29th - Balt Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000
29th - Milton Berle Show premieres
29th - US government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China
30th - Auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record)
30th - Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
30th - Robert Anderson's "Tea & Sympathy," premieres in NYC
30th - WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
30th - WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 56 of 56

1st - Chuck Orton, US sysop, (Emerald BBS, Oregon)
1st - Beau Billingslea, American voice actor
1st - Ted Petty, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
2nd - Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz Germany, astronaut
2nd - Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and a war hero (d. 2001)
2nd - John Zorn, American musician
3rd - Khabib Munir, Syria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-3 backup)
3rd - M H Habib, Syria, cosmonaut
3rd - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French film director
4th - Kengo Kimura, [Takashi Kimura], wrestler (NJPW)
4th - Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, NYC, actor (Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter)
4th - Michael Stean, chess player
5th - Paulie Carmen, Champaign Ill, rock vocalist
6th - Katherine Cannon, Hartford Ct, actress (Father Murphy, Survivors)
6th - Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980)
7th - Ben Bossi, rocker (Romeo Void)
7th - Michael Byron, composer
10th - Amy Irving, Palo Alto, Cal, actress (Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy)
11th - Tommy Shaw, American musician and singer (Styx)
11th - Jani Allan, South African journalist and media personality
12th - John Williams, US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972)
13th - Taryn Power, LA CA, daughter of Tyrone Power/actress (Maria)
14th - Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (d. 1998)
14th - Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer
15th - Bruce Heuchan, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Alberta-7th)
15th - Jerry Page, golfer (largest PGA victory margin)
15th - Pat Barrett, rocker (Crew Cuts)
16th - Earl Klugh, Jazz pianist/guitarist
16th - Gene Taylor, (Rep-D-Mississippi)
16th - Jerry Pate, Macon Ga, PGA golfer (US Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976)
16th - Lenny Clarke, Boston, actor (Officer Hampton-John Larroquette Show)
16th - Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (d. 1995)
16th - Nancy Huston, Canadian-born novelist and essayist
17th - Altaf Hussain, Pakistani politician and founder of MQM
18th - Betsy Boze née: Vogel, American academic
20th - Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist (Red Rider)
21st - Betty Wright, rocker
21st - John Mengatti, NYC, actor (Nick-White Shadow, For Love & Honor)
22nd - Ségolène Royal, French politician
22nd - Geoff Gilpin, American author
25th - Richard Harvey, British musician and composer (Gryphon)
26th - Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer
26th - Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician
27th - Benjamin Gene Brown, SF California, 4X400 runner (Olympic-gold-1976)
27th - Diane Abbott, MP
27th - Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist (Men At Work)
27th - Heather Watts, LA California, ballerina (Dancing on My Grave)
27th - Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaica, reggae bassist (Sly & Robbie-DJ Riot)
27th - Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader
27th - Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer
28th - Jim Diamond, Scotish singer/songwriter (I Should Have Known Better)
29th - Drake Hogestyn, Ft Wayne Indiana, actor (7 Brides for 7 Brothers)
29th - Jean-Claude Lauzon, Montreal, director/writer (Leola, Night Zoo)
29th - Warren Cromartie, baseball player
30th - Deborah Allen, Memphis Tn, country singer (Jim Stafford Show)
30th - S.M. Stirling, Canadian-born author

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 3 of 3

8th - Actress Lana Turner (32) weds "Tarzan of the Apes" actor Lex Barker (34)
12th - Senator John F Kennedy (36) weds Jacqueline Bouvier (24) in Newport, Rhode Island
24th - Singer Dick Haymes (35) weds Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth (34) at The Sands hotel-casino in Las Vegas

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 19 of 19

1st - Bernard O'Dowd, Australian poet (b. 1866)
2nd - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b. 1883)
5th - Richard Walther Darré, Nazi politician, one of the leading 'blood and soil' ideologists (b. 1895)
12th - Frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1898), dies
12th - Lewis Stone, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies of heart attack at 73
12th - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (b. 1884)
13th - Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73
15th - Jacques Thibaud, French violinist, dies
16th - Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies
17th - Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80
17th - Henry Holden Huss, composer, dies at 91
18th - Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (b. 1927)
21st - Roger Quilter, British composer, dies at 75
22nd - William Brann, cricketer (3 Tests for South Africa), dies
24th - Berthold Viertel, writer, dies at 68
25th - Dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria poet (Iron Verses), dies
26th - Xu Beihong, Chinese painter (b. 1895)
27th - Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist, dies at 72
28th - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer, designer of telescopes, dies at 63