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1953 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.
A. Aage Rafn; Christian Aalvik; Hans Aanrud; Arne Aas (politician) Torleif Aasgaard; Jules Abadie; Tamar Abakelia; Agustín Abarca; André Abbal; Jussuf Abbo; J. H. M ...
Crusader for equality of disabled people, Ducharme contracted polio in 1953. The disease left her a quadriplegic and dependent on a respirator for the rest of her life. [34] Hugh Gallagher: 1933–2004 Author and disability rights advocate, Hugh Gallagher contracted polio at college and subsequently required a wheelchair due to lower-body ...
July 27 – The Korean War ends: The United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and South Korea sign an armistice agreement. July 28 – Burger King opens its first restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida. August 5 – Operation Big Switch: U.S. prisoners of war are repatriated after the Korean War.
Charles W. Sawyer – United States Secretary of Commerce, 1948–1953 under President Harry Truman; Milton Sayler – Cincinnati city councilman, congressman, 1873–1879; Bob Schaffer – former Republican congressman from Colorado; Jean Schmidt – Republican congresswoman, 2005–2013; Ohio state senator 2001–2004, 2021–
An earthquake hit western Turkey, killing at least 1,070 people.A B-36 colided, Killing 32 people. The final of the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament for men was held in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, and was won by the Indiana Hoosiers. [21]
In Chile, the 1953 Concepción earthquake caused significant damage and killed twelve people. [30] Born: Aleksandr Akimov, Soviet engineer who was the shift supervisor during the events of the Chernobyl disaster; in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR (d. 1986, acute radiation syndrome) [31] Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; in Edinburgh [32]