What Happened In May 1953 In History

Historical Events for May, 1953

• 4th » Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for 'The Old Man and the Sea'.
• 11th » The 1953 Waco tornado outbreak: an Fujita scale called F5 tornado hits downtown Waco, Texas, killing 114.
• 15th » Cubmaster Don Murphy (Cubmaster) named Don Murphy organized the first pinewood derby, in Manhattan Beach, California, by Los Angeles Area Council known as Pack 280c.
• 16th » American journalist William N. Oatis is released after serving 22 months of a ten-year prison sentence for espionage in Czechoslovakia.
• 18th » Jacqueline Cochran named Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.
• 25th » Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conduct their first and only nuclear artillery test.
• 25th » The first List of public-access TV stations in the United States called public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1953

• 1st » Glen Ballard, American songwriter and producer
• 2nd » Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director
• 3rd » Bruce Hall (musician) named Bruce Hall, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (REO Speedwagon)
• 3rd » Jake Hooker (musician) called Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (Arrows (British band) known as Arrows) (d. 2014)
• 3rd » Gary Young (drummer) named Gary Young, American drummer (Pavement (band) e.g Pavement)
• 4th » Oleta Adams, American singer, pianist, and actress
• 4th » Salman Hashimikov, Kazakh-Russian wrestler
• 6th » Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant e.g Chernobyl worker (d. 1986)
• 6th » Tony Blair, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 6th » Michelle Courchesne, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 6th » Ülle Rajasalu, Estonian politician
• 6th » Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager
• 6th » Lynn Whitfield, American actress
• 7th » Müslüm Gürses, Turkish singer and actor (d. 2013)
• 7th » Pat McInally, American football player and coach
• 7th » Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)
• 7th » Frank Michael, Italian-Belgian singer
• 8th » Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Fleetwood Mac)
• 8th » Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer (Van Halen)
• 9th » Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper
• 9th » Amy Hill, American actress
• 9th » Connie Kaldor, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 10th » Christopher Paul Curtis, American author
• 10th » John Diamond (journalist) or John Diamond, English journalist (d. 2001)
• 10th » Tito Santana, American wrestler
• 10th » Jim Zorn, American football player and coach
• 11th » David Gest, American concert promoter
• 11th » Celine Lomez, Canadian actress and singer
• 12th » Neil Astley, English author, poet, and academic
• 12th » Kevin Grevey, American basketball player
• 13th » Gerry Sutcliffe, English politician
• 13th » David Voelker, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
• 13th » Harm Wiersma, Dutch draughts player
• 14th » Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Red Rider)
• 14th » Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian king
• 14th » Hywel Williams, Welsh politician
• 15th » George Brett, American baseball player and coach
• 15th » Athene Donald, English physicist and academic
• 15th » Mike Oldfield, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sallyangie)
• 16th » Pierce Brosnan, Irish actor and producer
• 16th » David Maclean, Scottish politician
• 16th » Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Makuuchi Yokozuna or Yokozuna
• 16th » Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman, Scottish judge and academic
• 17th » Luca Prodan, Italian-Argentinian singer-songwriter (Sumo (band) called Sumo and Hurlingham Reggae Band)
• 17th » Kathleen Sullivan (journalist) called Kathleen Sullivan, American journalist
• 19th » Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, Scottish lawyer and judge
• 19th » Shavarsh Karapetyan, Armenian swimmer
• 19th » Florin Marin, Romanian footballer and manager
• 19th » Jimmy Thackery, American singer and guitarist (The Nighthawks)
• 19th » Victoria Wood, English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter
• 20th » Robert Doyle, Australian politician, 103rd List of mayors and lord mayors of Melbourne named Lord Mayor of Melbourne
• 20th » Norbert Siegmann, German footballer and manager
• 20th » Sheila Watson (priest) or Sheila Watson, English priest and cleric
• 22nd » Doris Barnett, German politician
• 22nd » Peter Bazalgette, English television producer
• 22nd » Cha Bum-Kun, South Korean footballer and manager
• 22nd » Paul Mariner, English footballer, coach, and manager
• 23rd » Dick Stellingwerf, Dutch politician
• 24th » Nell Campbell, Australian-American actress and singer
• 24th » Alfred Molina, English actor and producer
• 24th » Klaus-Günter Stade, German footballer
• 24th » Richard Wilson (sculptor) known as Richard Wilson, English sculptor
• 25th » Eve Ensler, American playwright
• 25th » Daniel Passarella, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 25th » Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator
• 26th » Kay Hagan, American lawyer and politician
• 26th » Michael Portillo, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 26th » Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (d. 2012)
• 28th » Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 28th » Arto Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (DNA (No Wave band) known as DNA, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards, and Ambitious Lovers)
• 29th » Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor (d. 2008)
• 29th » Giles Clarke, English businessman
• 29th » Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Oingo Boingo)
• 30th » Colm Meaney, Irish actor
• 31st » Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter
• 31st » Linda Riordan, English politician
• 31st » Lynne Truss, English journalist and author

Famous Deaths for May 1953

• 2nd » Wallace Bryant (archer) or Wallace Bryant, American archer (b. 1863)
• 4th » Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (b. 1876)
• 16th » Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (Quintette du Hot Club de France) (b. 1910)
• 27th » Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1868)
• 28th » Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
• 29th » Man Mountain Dean, American wrestler (b. 1891)
• 30th » Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (b. 1886)

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