March 1953 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1953.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on March 1953: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of March 1953?
Events
- 01 Mar 1953 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 02 Mar 1953 The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
- 03 Mar 1953 Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block Saint Louis Browns' attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee.
- 06 Mar 1953 Malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR.
- 08 Mar 1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 09 Mar 1953 Josef Stalin buried in Moscow.
- 11 Mar 1953 1st woman army doctor commissioned
- 13 Mar 1953 The United Nations Security Council nominates Dag Hammarskjöld as United Nations Secretary General.
- 14 Mar 1953 KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 15 Mar 1953 West Germany loses in soccer to the Netherlands, 2-1
- 17 Mar 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 18 Mar 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
- 19 Mar 1953 25th Academy Awards: Greatest Show on Earth, Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (first time televised).
- 20 Mar 1953 Senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole
- 21 Mar 1953 NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston Celtics - Syracuse Nationals).
- 22 Mar 1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open.
- 24 Mar 1953 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 25 Mar 1953 26 – ''Lari Massacre'' in Kenya: Mau Mau rebels kill up to 150 Kikuyu natives.
- 26 Mar 1953 Salk Polio vaccine announced
- 27 Mar 1953 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut, Ohio, USA.
- 28 Mar 1953 New Faces (of 1952) closes at Royale Theater NYC after 365 performances
- 29 Mar 1953 A fire at the Littlefield Nursing Home in Largo, Florida kills 33 persons, including singer-songwriter Arthur Fields.
- 31 Mar 1953 US Department of Health, Education and Welfare established.
- 01 Mar 1953 Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in March 1953?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Rusty Draper - No Help Wanted
- Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd - Tell Me A Story
- Georgia Gibbs - Seven Lonely Days
- Ralph Marterie & His Orchestra - Caravan
- Les Paul & Mary Ford - I'm Sitting On Top of the World
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Perry Como & The Ramblers - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
- Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers
- Eddie Fisher - Outside Of Heaven
- Mario Lanza - Because You're Mine
- Al Martino - Now
Movies
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Books
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