May 1953 calendar

Events

• 02 May 1953 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02.
• 03 May 1953 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 04 May 1953 Pulitzer prize awarded to E Hemingway
• 05 May 1953 Aldous Huxley first tries the psychedelic hallucinogen mescaline, inspiring his book ''The Doors of Perception''.
• 07 May 1953 Can Can opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances
• 08 May 1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 09 May 1953 France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with King Norodom Sihanouk.
• 10 May 1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 11 May 1953 Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles' domino theory.
• 12 May 1953 KUHT TV channel 8 in Houston, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 13 May 1953 New York Giants' Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit two homeruns and a triple.
• 15 May 1953 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title
• 17 May 1953 Patty Berg wins LPGA Reno Golf Open.
• 18 May 1953 1st woman to break sound barrier
• 19 May 1953 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in Saint George, Utah).
• 21 May 1953 French Government of Mayer resigns.
• 22 May 1953 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Washington 12-4
• 23 May 1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
• 24 May 1953 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Doctor Mellifluus
• 25 May 1953 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada
• 26 May 1953 Dutch Convair crashes at Schipholweg, two die.
• 27 May 1953 Dutch social democratic / Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections
• 28 May 1953 Premiere of first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor: Melody.
• 29 May 1953 Edmund P Hillary of New Zealand and Nepalese Sherpa Tensing Norkay are first to reach summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, the highest mountain on earth.
• 31 May 1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast

Famous Birthday

• Pierce Brosnan

  Irish actor, extremely handsome with a "nice" look.

• Tony Blair

  British politician, elected Prime Minister on 5/01/1997, becoming the youngest person to fill the post in 185 years and ending a generation...

• Béatrice Schönberg
• Mike Oldfield

  English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (The Sallyangie).

• Danny Elfman

  Composer.

• Françoise Laborde

  French journalist and TV host on France 2, national channel, born to a Spanish mother (refugee).

• Alfred Molina

  London, England -- Actor (Enchanted April, Prick up your Ears).

• Céline Léger
• Franck Michael
• Lynn Whitfield

  Movie Actress.

• Isabelle Alonso
• Dan Roundfield

  American basketball player (d. 2012).

• François Rollin
• Carmen Llera

  Spanish writer and author of the highly successful novel "Georgette.

• Brigitte Barèges
• Gérard Krawczyk
• Melleny Melody

  Canadian singer and label owner; Nepotism records.

• Norodom Sihamoni

  King of Cambodia.

• François Bon

  French author who often writes while listening to loud rock music.

• Janis Karpinski
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Famous Deaths

• Django Reinhardt

  Belgian jazz musician and composer who gained an international reputation for his recordings.

• Eric De Lamarter

  Composer, dies at 73.

• Vaclav Klicka

  Composer, dies at 70.

• Cor Hermus

  Actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63.

• Man Mountain Dean

  American professional wrestler (Born 1891).

• Edward B B Shanks

  British poet/critic, dies at age 60.

• Damasco Berenguer y Fuste

  Spanish general/minister of War, dies at age 79.

• Hori Tatsuo

  Japanese writer (Born 1904).

• Dooley Wilson

  American musician and actor (Born 1886).

• George Barnes

  American guitarist producer and songwriter (The Three Suns) (d. 1977).

• Yasuo Kuniyoshi

  Japanese-American painter and photographer (d. 1953).

• Jesse Burkett

  American baseball player coach and manager (d. 1953).

• Thomas Tertius Noble

  Composer, dies at 85.

• Jean Adair

  Dies at 80.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Red Buttons - The Ho Ho Song
2. Joni James - Almost Always
3. Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You
4. Vic Damone - April in Portugal
5. Mantovani & His Orchestra - The Moulin Rouge Theme (Where Is Your Heart)

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers
2. Frankie Laine - I Believe
3. Lita Roza - (How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window?
4. Nat 'King' Cole - Pretend
5. Guy Mitchell - Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie