Events in year of 1953
- 01-01Ernest Blochs "Suite Hebraique, " premieres
- 01-01WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, PA (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 01-02NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak
- 01-04KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 01-06WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-07President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb
- 01-08Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)
- 01-09Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game
- 01-09Korean ferryboat "Chang Tyong-Ho" sank off Pusan killing 249
- 01-10Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald MacLeish
- 01-10NFL Pro Bowl: N Conf beats A Conf 27-7
- 01-11J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become President of International Boxing Club
- 01-129 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow
- 01-13Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14
- 01-13KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-13Marshal Josip Tito chosen President of Yugoslavia
- 01-14WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 01-1516 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Washington DC station
- 01-15GDR Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"
- 01-1627th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (63 62)
- 01-1641st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64)
- 01-16Egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties
- 01-16KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-18Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
- 01-19Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary
- 01-201st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
- 01-201st US telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo, New York
- 01-21John Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State
- 01-23Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 yrs 357 days
- 01-23NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
People born in year of 1953
- 01-01Alpha Blondy [Seydou Kone]: Ivory Coast -- Reggae singer (Jerusalem)
- 01-01Kevin Hangon: Composer
- 01-01Rochelle S Abramson: Violinist
- 01-03Angelo Parisi: France -- Heavyweight judo (1980 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-07Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo: Rocker (Bob Marley & the Wailers)
- 01-08Bruce Sutter: Pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves)
- 01-10Bobby Rahal: Indy-car racer (over 15 wins)
- 01-11Anna Marchesini: Italian entertainer
- 01-15Boris Blank: Rocker (Yello)
- 01-15Randy White: NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
- 01-17Sheila Hutchinson: Rocker
- 01-18Brett Hudson: Portland, Oregon -- Comedian (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show)
- 01-21Fausto Bara: Mexico -- Actor (Gaucho-Renegades)
- 01-22Myung-Whun Chung: Seoul, South Korea -- Pianist / conductor
- 01-23Pat Haden: Westbury, New York -- NFL quarterback (LA Rams)
- 01-24Brian Matthews: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Burning)
- 01-25Malcolm Green: Rocker (Split Enz-I Got You)
- 01-26Bert Heerink: Amsterdam, Holland -- Rock vocalist
- 01-26Lucinda Williams: Singer
- 01-28Debbie Steinbach: LPGA golfer
- 01-28Michael Day: Rocker
- 01-29Dalila di Lazzaro: Udine, Italy -- Covergirl / model (Vogue)
- 01-31Aart Mol: Dutch bassist (Catapult)
- 02-01Andy Mill: Skier / husband of Chris Everet
- 02-01C A Barnett: Headmaster (Whitgift School)
- 02-02Penny Pulz: LPGA golfer
- 02-04Svetlana Ulmasova: USSR -- 3K (world title 1978)
- 02-06Susie Hutchison: Flintridge, California -- Equestrian show jumper (1996 Olympics)
- 02-07Robert Brazile: NFL Player
- 02-09Andre Sevard: NHL
People died in year of 1953
- 01-01Hank Williams: Country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29
- 01-04Arthur Hoyt: Actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78
- 01-08Heinrich Kaspar Schmid: Composer, dies at 78
- 01-09Hans Aanrud: Norwegian Author (Storken), dies at 89
- 01-10Theo Mackeben: German pianist / Composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56
- 01-11Ernst H Ridder Rappard: Dutch Nazi founder (NSNAP), dies at 53
- 01-11Marcel Canneel: Flemish painter, dies at 58
- 01-11Noach Zjordanija: Georgian Premier (1918-21), dies at 84
- 01-12Simeon Roncal: Composer, dies at 82
- 01-15Viktor Patrick Vretblad: Composer, dies at 76
- 01-24[Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt: Gen-field marshal (Normandy), dies at 77
- 01-30Louis H N Bosch van Rosenthal: Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 68
- 02-02Gustav Strube: Composer, dies at 85
- 02-04Alexander Loudon: Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60
- 02-08Cliff Clark: Actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
- 02-24Karl R G von Rundstedt: German General-Field Marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77
- 02-25Jesus Garcia Leoz: Composer, dies at 49
- 02-26Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper: Dutch / US (opera)composer
- 02-28Jim Thorpe: Decathlete (1912 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 64
- 03-01Anton GO Ridder Van Rappard: Painter / lithographer / etcher
- 03-04Sergei S Prokoviev: Russian Composer (Peter & the wolf), dies at 61
- 03-05Josef V Stalin: Soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73
- 03-05Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev: Composer, dies at 61
- 03-10Charles Gordon Curtis: Inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92
- 03-14Klement Gottwald: Premier / President of Czechoslovakia, dies at 56
- 03-17Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta: Composer, dies at 73
- 03-20Graciliano Ramos: Brazilian Author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60
- 03-22James Anderson II: (Jo-Northern Exposure)
- 03-23Raoul Dufy: Painter, Forcalquier, France
- 03-24Felix M Abel: French dominican / biblical scholar, dies at 74
Events in year of 1954
- 01-01KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-01Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
- 01-01WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
- 01-01Yugoslav parliament Chairman / VP Milovan Djilas criticize communism
- 01-02Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny, " premieres in New York City
- 01-04Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville
- 01-04Soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premieres
- 01-09Bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game
- 01-09Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Louise Bogan and Leonie Adams
- 01-10Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to W H Auden
- 01-112 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria)
- 01-12Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament
- 01-13Military rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested
- 01-13WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 01-14New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
- 01-16"South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 1928 performances
- 01-17NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9
- 01-17Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister)
- 01-18Fanfani forms Italian government
- 01-211st gas turbine automobile exhibited (NYC)
- 01-23Harry van Thorn chosen Chairman of Dutch KVP
- 01-23Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
- 01-24BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter
- 01-26Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
- 01-30Belgium ends trade agreement with USSR
- 02-011st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres
- 02-01Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire
- 02-01Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem
- 02-02Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game
- 02-02President Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb (done in 1952)
People born in year of 1954
- 01-01Fr David: Paris, France -- Rocker
- 01-02Ludmila Borozna: USSR -- Volleyball player (1972 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-03Ross The Boss: Rocker
- 01-05Bryan Hitt: Rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)
- 01-06Anthony Minghella: Director (English Patient)
- 01-06Norbert Hahn: German DR, 2 man luge (1976, 80 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 01-09Lance Hoppens: Rocker (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me)
- 01-11Saskia ten Batenburg: Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
- 01-13Vicki McCarty: Los Angeles, California -- Playmate (Sep, 1979)
- 01-17Janet Dykman: Monterey Park, California -- Archer (1996 Olympics)
- 01-17Robert F Kennedy, Jr.: Attorney (Natural Resources Defense Council)
- 01-19Steve DeBerg: NFL quarterback (Broncos, Chiefs, Bucs, 49ers)
- 01-23Edward Ka-spel: English singer / songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots)
- 01-23Franco De Vita: Caracas, Venezuela -- Spanish singer (Extranjero)
- 01-23Rick Finch: Rocker (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It)
- 01-25Condredge Holloway: Alabama, United States -- CFL quarterback (Ottawa, Toronto)
- 01-26Martin Dunn: British editor (Today)
- 01-28Anicee Alvina: Paris, France -- Actress (Friends)
- 01-28Shawn Murray: Rock drummer (Mink Deville)
- 01-29Dick Manitoba: Vocalist (Dictators)
- 01-30Alides Hidding: Singer / guitarist (Time Bandits)
- 01-31Adrian Vandenberg: Amsterdam, Holland -- Rock guitarist (Whitesnake)
- 02-01Mike Campbell: Guitarist (Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Breakdown)
- 02-05Roseanne Katan: Jamaica -- Playmate (Sep, 1978)
- 02-06Scott Kempner: "Top Ten" rocker (Del Lords)
- 02-07Miguel Ferrer: Santa Monica, California -- Actor (Robocop)
- 02-08"Sensational" Sherri Martel [Russell]: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Wrestler (WWF / AWA)
- 02-09Ulrich Walter: German FR, Cosmonaut
- 02-11Catherine Hickland: Ft Lauderdale, Florida -- Actress (Capitol, Star Trek IV)
- 02-15Matt Groening: Cartoonist (Life in Hell, Simpsons)
People died in year of 1954
- 01-10Fred Raymond: Composer, dies at 53
- 01-11Edgar Tytgat: Flemish Painter / etcher / drawer, dies at 77
- 01-11Emmy Arbous: Dutch actress / cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at 56
- 01-11Oscar Straus: Austrian Composer (Brave Soldier), dies at 83
- 01-13Roland Diggle: Composer, dies at 69
- 01-16Michail M Prishvin: Russian writer
- 01-18Sydney Greenstreet: Actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74
- 01-21Billy Jenkins: Dies at 69
- 01-26Carl J Eldh: Swedish sculptor, dies at 80
- 01-27Paul-Marie Masson: Composer, dies at 71
- 01-31Edwin H Armstrong: US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63
- 01-31Florence Bates: Actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama), dies at 65
- 02-01Julius P Hoste: Belgian Minister / newspaper publisher, dies at 69
- 02-02Theodor Rogalski: Composer, dies at 52
- 02-04Vaclav Vackar: Composer, dies at 72
- 02-05Vittorio Gnecchi: Composer, dies at 77
- 02-07Jan Adam Maklakiewicz: Composer, dies at 54
- 02-08Mabel Paige: Actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
- 02-12Dziga Vertov [Kaufman]: Russian director (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58
- 02-17Evert Gorter: Children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72
- 02-26William R Inge: English Theologist / philosopher, dies at 93
- 03-04Georg Gohler: Composer, dies at 79
- 03-04Noel Gay [Richard Moxon Armitage]: Composer, dies at 55
- 03-05Julian Lowell Coolidge: Mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80
- 03-06Jan Kalf: Dutch literature / art historian, dies at 80
- 03-06Louis Zimmermann: Violinist, dies at 80
- 03-14Ludomir Michal Rogowski: Composer, dies at 72
- 03-15Arthur Fickenscher: Composer, dies at 82
- 03-17Victor Rousseau: Belgian sculptor, dies at 88
- 03-19Walter Braunfels: Composer, dies at 71
Events in year of 1955
- 01-01Bhutan issues its 1st postage stamps
- 01-01WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins
- 01-021st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)
- 01-03Jose Ramon Guizado becomes President of Panama
- 01-05KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
- 01-07Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (NYC)
- 01-07WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-08Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt
- 01-08Louise Sugg wins LPGA LA Golf Open
- 01-08WUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 01-151st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum
- 01-15USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic
- 01-16Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open
- 01-16NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-19
- 01-17Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage
- 01-19"Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS
- 01-19"Scrabble" debuts on board game market
- 01-191st presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower)
- 01-201st atomic sub, USS Nautilus, launched at Groton Conn
- 01-22Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms
- 01-23Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open
- 01-23KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 01-25Columbia University scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years
- 01-25Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race
- 01-25Russia ends state of war with Germany
- 01-25US and Panama sign canal treaty
- 01-27"Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 performances
- 01-29John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962)
- 01-31RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
- 02-01HC Hansen appointed Premier of Denmark
People born in year of 1955
- 01-01Michael James Sullivan: Gary, Indiana -- PGA golfer (1980 Southern Open)
- 01-03Cynthia Sykes: Coffeyville, Kentucky -- Actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)
- 01-04Kathy Forester: Lookout Mountain, Georgia -- Country singer (Forester Sister-Men)
- 01-04Mark Hollis: English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)
- 01-08Mike Reno: Vancouver, British Columbia -- Rock vocalist (Loverboy)
- 01-10Luci Martin: Rocker vocalist (Chicago)
- 01-10Michael Schenker: Heavy metal rocker (Madison Square Garden - Coming on Strong, Scorpions)
- 01-12Patty Hayes: LPGA golfer
- 01-13Fred White: Rocker (Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star, Easy Lover)
- 01-13Jay McInerney: Author (Bright Lights, Big City)
- 01-13Titus M Mafolo: South African journalist / ANC-leader
- 01-13Trevor Rabin: Rocker (Yes)
- 01-15Enrico Mentana: Milan, Italy -- Italian newscaster (RAI)
- 01-16Jerry M Linenger: Mount Clemens, Michigan -- PhD / Cmdr USN / Astronaut (STS 81 / 84)
- 01-17Steve Earle: San Antonio, Texas -- Country singer (Guitar Town)
- 01-18Johannes AM "Hans" van Tongeren: Dutch actor (Hunk)
- 01-18Kevin Costner: Los Angeles, California -- Actor (Fandango, Silverado, Bull Durham)
- 01-18Mable Fergerson: Los Angeles, California -- 4x400m runner (1972 Olympics - Silver Medalist)
- 01-19Simon Rattle: England, United Kingdom -- Orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symph Orch)
- 01-20Joe Doherty: Ireland -- IRA activist (jailed in US)
- 01-21Peter Fleming: New Jersey, United States -- Tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83)
- 01-22Thomas David Jones: Baltimore, Maryland -- PhD / Astronaut (STS 59, 68, 80, sk: 98)
- 01-23Reginald Calloway: Trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)
- 01-24James Montgomery: US 100m swimmer (1976 Olympics - 3 Gold Medals)
- 01-24Julian Holland: Rocker (Squeeze)
- 01-26Lucia Mendez: Mexico -- Spanish singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno)
- 01-27Richard Young: Glasgow, Kentucky -- Singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
- 01-29John Tate: United States -- Heavyweight boxer (1968 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
- 01-30Curtis Strange: Norfolk, Virginia -- PGA golfer (1989 US Open)
- 01-30Judith Tarr: United States -- Sci-fi author (Isle of Glass, Ars Magica)
People died in year of 1955
- 01-04Dominicus Johner: Composer, dies at 80
- 01-04Francois Rasse: Composer, dies at 81
- 01-04Jan D Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard: Dutch preacher, dies at 84
- 01-11Rodolfo Graziani: Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72
- 01-15Yves Tanguy: French / American sailor / surrealistic painter
- 01-16Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen: Dutch min (1908-13)
- 01-16Reneke de Marees van Swinderen: Dutch Minister (1908-13), dies at 94
- 01-17J A Veraart: Economist, dies at 68
- 01-17Joannes A Veraart: Dutch Judge / MP, dies at 68
- 01-21Maarten P Vrij: Dutch lawyer / criminologist / High Council, dies at 59
- 01-27Ernst Penzoldt: Writer
- 01-29Hans Hedtoft: Premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51
- 01-31John R Mott: US Theologist / founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89
- 02-12Tom Moore: Actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71
- 02-14Charles Cuvillier: Composer, dies at 77
- 02-15S Z Sakall: Actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71
- 02-17Otto J Gombosi: Hungarian / US musicologist, dies at 52
- 02-25Marij Kogoj: Composer, dies at 59
- 02-27Tom Howard: Comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66
- 03-07Tom Dugan: Actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66
- 03-08Clementine: Princess of Belg, Wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82
- 03-09Matthew A Henson: Met Peary on 6 / 4 / 1909 at North Pole, dies at 88
- 03-11Alexander Fleming: English bacteriologist (penicillin), dies at 73
- 03-12Charlie "Bird" Parker: US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in New York City
- 03-12Theodor Plievier: Writer
- 03-13Yung Deva: King of Nepal (191.-55), dies at about 48
- 03-16Mayhew Lake: Composer, dies at 75
- 03-21Muriel Aked: Dies at 67
- 03-29Everard Verachtert: Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81
- 04-07Theda Bara: Actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62