Today in History for 1st September 1953

Historical Events

Events 1 - 4 of 4

- 101°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept
- Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship
- WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, SC (CBS) 1st broadcast
- WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 3 of 3

- Beau Billingslea, American voice actor
- Chuck Orton, US sysop, (Emerald BBS, Oregon)
- Ted Petty, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 1 of 1

- Bernard O'Dowd, Australian poet (b. 1866)

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