April 1953 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1953 KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
• 02 Apr 1953 Raab forms his first government in Austria.
• 04 Apr 1953 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 05 Apr 1953 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
• 08 Apr 1953 Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by Kenya's British rulers.
• 09 Apr 1953 TV Guide publishes 1st issue
• 10 Apr 1953 House of Wax, first 3-D movie, is released (New York City, New York).
• 11 Apr 1953 Oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, and Welfare
• 12 Apr 1953 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 13 Apr 1953 CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program MKULTRA.
• 14 Apr 1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins
• 15 Apr 1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 16 Apr 1953 British royal yacht Britannica taken out of service
• 18 Apr 1953 Pal Joey closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 542 performances
• 19 Apr 1953 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 20 Apr 1953 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51.
• 23 Apr 1953 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 25 Apr 1953 Scientists identify DNA
• 27 Apr 1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term "Pencil neck geek".
• 29 Apr 1953 The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
• 30 Apr 1953 Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League.

Famous Birthday

• Brigitte Macron
• Arielle Dombasle

  American born French actress and singer (archeologist father).

• Evelyne Bouix

  French stage and film actress, widely known for interpreting Piaf in "Edith and Marcel" (1983).

• Kim Gordon

  American musician, vocalist, visual artist, record producer, video director, fashion designer, and actress.

• Cynthia Riveroll

  Mexican-Italian-Scottish actress in Mexican TV soap operas since she was a kid as she left home young.

• Roberto Bolaño

  Chilean author and poet (d. 2003).

• Malika Oufkir
• Dany Laferrière

  Haitian-Canadian journalist and author.

• Peter Garrett
• Heiner Lauterbach
• Bill Drummond
• Katherine Ippolito

  American nursery school teacher and big-time slot machine winner.

• François Sauvadet

  French centrist politician from Burgundy.

• Pierre Assouline

  French writer and journalist, born in French protectorate Morocco.

• Patti Catalano

  American field and track champion.

• Guy Verhofstadt

  Belgian politician, who served as the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008.

• Debralee Scott

  American actress whose films include "American Graffiti," "The Candidate," and "Dirty Harry.

• Patricia Adam
• Janet Lynn

  American skating champion, an Olympic Bronze Medal winner in the Japan Olympics in 1972.

• Martha Sahagun
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Famous Deaths

• Rachilde [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery]

  French author, dies at 93.

• Emmanuel K de Bom

  Flemish writer (Scheldelucht), dies at 84.

• Erich Weinert

  Writer, dies at 62.

• Top Naeff [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N]

  Dutch writer, dies at 75.

• King Carol

  II of Romania (Born 1893).

• CEM Joad

  English philosopher and broadcaster (Born 1891).

• Lionel Logue

  speech therapist who worked with King George VI of the United Kingdom (Born 1880).

• Hugo Sperrle

  German military, an Army pilot during WW I, Senior Officer in the Luftwaffe from 1933 and General Field Marshal in WW II.

• Idris Davies

  Welsh poet and author (d. 1953).

• Eddie Cochems

  father of the Forward Pass in American football (Born 1877).

• Kid Nichols

  American baseball player and manager (d. 1953).

• Carol II

  King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59.

• Jean Epstein

  French director (Vive la Vie), dies at 56.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Vocal Faliecia Sanders) - Song From Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart)
2. Les Baxter & His Orchestra - April In Portugal
3. Richard Hayman & His Orchestra - Ruby
4. Silvana Mangano - Anna
5. Johnnie Ray - Somebody Stole My Gal

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers
2. Perry Como & The Ramblers - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
3. Lita Roza - (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window?
4. Eddie Fisher - Outside Of Heaven
5. Frankie Laine - I Believe