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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.
December 18 – Carl Hall and Bonnie Brown are both executed in the Missouri gas chamber after pleading guilty to the Murder and kidnapping of six year old Bobby Greenlease; [5] she is the third woman in history (and last until 2021) to be executed by federal authorities.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1953 (16 P) Pages in category "1953 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,795 total.
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1953 in economic history (6 C, 2 P) 1953 in education (4 C, 1 P) 1953 in the environment (8 C, 1 P) 1953 events by month (19 C) F. 1953 festivals (3 C, 2 P)
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
31 March – Cavalcade of America (1935–1953) ends its run on NBC. [3] 18 April – The Affairs of Peter Salem ends its run on network radio . [3] 19 April – The Aldrich Family ends its run on network radio . [3] 5 June – Aunt Jemima ends its run on network radio . [3] 28 June – The Chase ends its run on network radio . [3]
The Biblical epic film The Robe was released in the United States. It was the first film to be released in CinemaScope, a new widescreen format. [21] American Airlines Flight 723, a Convair CV-240-0, attempting to land in fog at Albany Airport, hit radio masts and crashed, killing all 28 people on board. [22]