What Happened In January 1953 In History

Historical Events for January, 1953

• 3rd » Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver P. Bolton named Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
• 6th » The first Asian Socialist Conference opens in Yangon known as Rangoon, Burma.
• 14th » Josip Broz Tito is inaugurated as the first List of heads of state of Yugoslavia known as President of Yugoslavia.
• 19th » 71.7% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into 'I Love Lucy' to watch Lucy Ricardo or Lucy Lucy Goes to the Hospital e.g give birth.
• 31st » A North Sea flood of 1953 or North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom

Famous Birthdays on January in 1953

• 1st » Alpha Blondy, Ivorian-American singer-songwriter
• 1st » Greg Carmichael, British guitarist (Acoustic Alchemy)
• 1st » Gary Johnson, American politician
• 1st » Lynn Jones, American baseball player
• 2nd » Vincent Racaniello American virologist, author, and academic
• 2nd » Jacques Tichelaar, Dutch politician and union leader
• 2nd » Manfred Wittke, German footballer
• 3rd » Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author
• 3rd » Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian politician, 5th President of the Maldives
• 4th » Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer
• 4th » Jackie Ballard, English journalist and politician
• 4th » Richard Boden, English director and producer
• 4th » Vicki Bruce, English psychologist
• 4th » Dirk Heun, German footballer
• 4th » Andreas Vgenopoulos (businessman) named Andreas Vgenopoulos, Greek businessman
• 4th » James Warren (journalist) known as James Warren, American journalist
• 5th » Steve Archer, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Archers (musical group) named The Archers)
• 5th » Pamela Sue Martin, American actress
• 5th » Mike Rann, English-Australian politician, 44th Premier of South Australia
• 5th » George Tenet, American civil servant and academic, 18th Director of Central Intelligence
• 6th » Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (AC/DC and Marcus Hook Roll Band)
• 7th » Morris Titanic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 8th » Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
• 9th » Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist
• 9th » Morris Gleitzman, English-Australian author
• 10th » Pat Benatar, American singer-songwriter
• 10th » Dennis Cooper, American author
• 10th » Bobby Rahal, American race car driver
• 11th » Graham Allen (politician) or Graham Allen, English politician
• 11th » John Sessions, Scottish actor
• 11th » Kostas Skandalidis, Greek politician
• 12th » Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 14th » David Clary, English chemist and academic
• 15th » Ta-Tanisha, American actress
• 15th » Kent Hovind, American evangelist and theorist
• 15th » Randy White (American football) e.g Randy White, American football player
• 16th » Robert Jay Mathews, American militant, founded The Order (group) called The Order (d. 1984)
• 16th » John Stephen Hill, Canadian actor
• 17th » Jeff Berlin, American bass player
• 17th » Carlos Johnson (blues musician) called Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 19th » Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor
• 19th » Linda Hayden, English actress
• 19th » Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician
• 20th » Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and philanthropist
• 20th » Barbara Hay, English diplomat
• 20th » Colleen Zenk Pinter, American actress
• 21st » Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
• 21st » Glenn Kaiser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Resurrection Band)
• 22nd » Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer
• 22nd » Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
• 22nd » Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
• 23rd » John Luther Adams, American composer
• 23rd » Raul Arnemann, Estonian rower
• 23rd » Alister McGrath, Irish priest, historian, and theologian
• 23rd » Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
• 23rd » Robin Zander, American singer and guitarist (Cheap Trick)
• 24th » Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor
• 24th » Tim Stoddard, American baseball player
• 25th » The Honky Tonk Man, American wrestler
• 25th » Mark Weil, Russian-Uzbek director (d. 2007)
• 26th » Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• 26th » Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark and 12th Secretary General of NATO
• 26th » Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28th » Colin Campbell (ice hockey executive) called Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 28th » Chris Carter (musician) known as Chris Carter, English DJ and producer (Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey)
• 29th » Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter (Tangerine Dream)
• 29th » Paulin Bordeleau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Caesar Cervin, American soccer player
• 29th » David Miller (Wyoming politician) e.g David Miller, American politician
• 29th » Dennis Delaney, American actor and playwright
• 29th » Paul Fusco, American puppeteer and voice actor
• 29th » Steve March-Tormé, American singer-songwriter
• 29th » Grażyna Szmacińska, Polish chess players
• 29th » Lynne McGranger, Australian actress
• 29th » Ronnie Moore, English footballer and manager
• 29th » Kalevi Marjamaa, Finnish boxer
• 29th » Juan Paredes, Mexican boxer
• 29th » Louie Pérez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Los Lobos and Latin Playboys)
• 29th » Fred Riebeling, Australian politician
• 29th » Dwight Takamine, American politician
• 29th » Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995)
• 29th » Yorie Terauchi, Japanese actress
• 29th » Charlie Wilson (singer) or Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Gap Band)
• 29th » Hwang Woo-suk, South Korean veterinarian and academic
• 29th » Richard Younger-Ross, English politician
• 30th » Fred Hembeck, American author and illustrator
• 31st » Ovidiu Lipan, Romanian drummer (Transsylvania Phoenix)

Famous Deaths for January 1953

• 1st » Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Drifting Cowboys) (b. 1923)
• 7th » Osa Johnson, American explorer (b. 1894)
• 8th » Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
• 26th » Athanase David, Canadian politician (b. 1882)
• 28th » Derek Bentley, English murderer (b. 1933)
• 28th » James Scullin, Australian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)

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