President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1953
449 historical records
January 195324 historical events
Four-Year Economic Development Plan
The Executive Yuan announces the first Four-Year Economic Development Plan, beginning a sustained program of state-directed economic development.
Hydrogen Bomb
Truman announces that the US had developed the nuclear hydrogen bomb
Nuclear Power
Truman announces that the US had developed the hydrogen bomb
Dissolution of Political Parties
The Revolutionary Command Council dissolves existing political parties and begins creating a new political system.
Public School 117 Truancy
By January 16, 1953, Oswald had attended only a small fraction of his scheduled days at Public School 117 and had failing grades in most subjects.
Government
Inaugurated President of the USA, 34th
Vice Presidency
Inaugurated Vice President of USA, only 40 the 2nd youngest in American history
Russian Democracy Campaign
Kerensky records his position on russian democracy campaign in exile.
First Eisenhower Cabinet Takes Office
Cabinet members begin taking office on the day after Eisenhower's inauguration.
Premiership Ends
Ends his 1952 to 1953 prime ministerial term
Land-to-the-Tiller Act
Promulgates the Land-to-the-Tiller Act, transferring farmland from large landowners to tenant farmers under compensated reform.
Xiluo Bridge Opening
Attends the opening of Xiluo Bridge, a major infrastructure project completed with substantial American assistance.
Council of Freedom
The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom
Independence of Kenya
The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom
KAU
The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom
Assassination of Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov
9 Russian & 6 Jewish doctors confess to the murder of Andrei Zhdanov
Plot
9 Russian & 6 Jewish doctors confess to the murder of Andrei Zhdanov
Plot
9 Russian & 6 Jewish doctors confess to the murder of Andrei Zhdanov
Persecution
Stalins anti-Semitism becomes official state policy
Plot
Stalin arrests & charges 9 Kremlin doctors for plotting to kill Russian leaders. Outbreak of the Doctors Plot
Film
Monroe continued to attract attention with her revealing outfits in publicity events, most famously at the Photoplay awards in January 1953, where she won the "Fastest Rising Star" award
Secretry of State
Appointed Secretry of State
Seventh Fleet Taiwan Neutralization Ended
Ends the Truman-era neutralization of the Taiwan Strait by the U.S. Seventh Fleet.
February 19533 historical events
Strait Neutralization Policy
The United States ends its policy of neutralizing the Taiwan Strait, allowing Chiang’s forces greater freedom of action against the mainland.
Coal Common Market
The ECSC common market for coal opened while Monnet chaired the High Authority.
Plot
28 doctors & their wives are arrested
March 195331 historical events
Health of Joseph Stalin
Suffers from a stroke, doctors are frightened to treat him
Death of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Death of Joseph Stalin, Churchill is the last survivor of the war time triumvirate
Stalin Death Leadership Transition
Enters the collective leadership struggle that follows Joseph Stalin's death.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party
Death of Joseph Stalin
Death of Joseph Stalin
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia
Stalin Death Reaction
Comments on Stalin’s death and Soviet uncertainty.
Death of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Death of Joseph Stalin
Burial
Funeral of Joseph Stalin
Department of Health Education and Welfare Created
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is created during Eisenhower's first months in office.
Truancy Court Petition
A school attendance officer filed a court petition on March 12, 1953, alleging that Oswald had been excessively absent from school.
Resignation of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov
Resigns as 1st Secretary
President of Austria
Appointed President of the National Council
Zapotocky Government
The Zapotocky Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
First Siroky Government
Begins the First Siroky Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Public School 44 Registration
Lee registered at Public School 44 on March 23, 1953, after court proceedings increased pressure for him to resume attendance.
Death of Elizabeth II
Death of Mary
The Blue Gardenia
Directs The Blue Gardenia.
Admission to Arab League
Libya joins the Arab League and expands its regional diplomatic role.
Visited by President Tito
Visited by President Tito
Plot
Expelled Army officers fail to assassinate Mossadeq
Plot
Dismisses the "doctors plot" as "provocation & fake"
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence, 2nd term
Party Secretariat Appointment
Becomes a secretary of the Communist Party Secretariat following Stalin's death.
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of the Party Secretariat, 1 of 5
Military Political Promotion
Receives promotion to lieutenant general while serving in senior military political administration.
Navy Political Directorate
Is transferred to senior political administration in the Soviet Navy after Stalin's death.
Operation Ajax
Supports CIA-backed plans to overthrow Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
Political Support
Supports CIA-backed plans to overthrow Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
Operation Ajax
Supports CIA-backed plans to overthrow Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
April 195318 historical events
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Austria
Trial
Found guilty of organizing a terrorist campaign to drive out white settlers from Kenya
Trial
The court sentences Kenyatta to seven years of hard labor, sent into exile on probation in Lodwar, a remote part of Kenya
General
Appointed General Secretary of the United Nations
Constitution of Venezuela
A new constitution renamed the country the Republic of Venezuela and formalized the presidential government.
Election
The National Party majority in the House of Assembly increases from 13 to 29. The National Party increases its seats in the House of Assembly from 86 to 94. The election is dominated by the political rights of Coloureds
Chance for Peace Address
Delivers the Chance for Peace address, calling for reduced international tensions and warning about the economic burden of armaments.
Youth House Remand
A New York judge declared Oswald a truant on April 16, 1953, and remanded him to Youth House for psychiatric study.
Dismissal
Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dismisses Prime Minister Nazimuddin.
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Bogra becomes Prime Minister.
Budget
Reduces the standard rate of tax to 9 shillings in the pound. Due to a trade surplus 6d is taken off the standard rate of income tax
Income Tax
Due to a trade surplus 6d is taken off the standard rate of income tax
Knighthood
Churchill is knighted
Federal Employee Security Program
Issues Executive Order 10450 establishing a government-wide security program for federal employment.
Debut
Charlton plays in the Leeds senior team for the first time
Hartogs Treatment Recommendation
Psychiatrist Renatus Hartogs recommended probation, child-guidance treatment for Lee, and family-agency assistance rather than immediate institutional placement.
Youth House Psychological Testing
While remanded to Youth House, Lee underwent psychological tests and interviews with a social worker, probation officer, and psychiatric staff.
Upper Laos Campaign
Giap directs Viet Minh forces into northern Laos
May 195313 historical events
Steel Common Market
The ECSC common market for steel opened, extending practical economic integration under Monnet's High Authority.
Accession
Formal accession to the throne
Succession
Formal accession to the throne
Birth of Anthony Blair
Birth of Anthony Blair, son of a barrister & university lecturer
Court Parole Release
Justice McClancy released Lee on parole until September 24 and requested referral to the Community Service Society for treatment.
George Darwin Lecture
Edwin Hubble delivers the George Darwin Lecture in London on the law of red-shifts, reviewing the observational development of the galaxy velocity-distance relation and its cosmological significance.
Privatization
The Bill for the denationalization of steel is given the Royal Assent
Birth of Pierce Brendan Brosnan
Birh of Pierce Brendan Brosnan
World Champion
44th pro boxing victoryt, knocking out former champ, Jersey Joe Walcott, at Chicago Stadium in two minutes
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 5th term
Broadcast
Selected to give the first party political broadcast on television
Liberal Party
Helps found the Liberal Party, in protest at the colour policy of the United Party. Calls for an end to all racial discrimination
Liberal Party
Helps found the Liberal Party, in protest at the colour policy of the United Party. Calls for an end to all racial discrimination
June 195324 historical events
Currency Reform
Currency reform causes public anger and protests.
Coronation
Crowned in Westminster Abbey
United Nations
The US Senate rejects China PR membership to UN
United Nations
The US Senate rejects China PR membership to UN
Constitution of Denmark
Denmark adopts a new constitution
Medical Diploma
The University of Buenos Aires issues Guevara's medical diploma after completion of his medical studies.
Demonstrations
Demonstrators march on the East German Government
Demonstrations
Russia sends in troops & tanks to quell demonstrations in east German cities
Republic of Egypt
Proclaims the Egyptian republic, changing the state framework for canal sovereignty negotiations.
President of Egypt
Becomes the first President when the monarchy is abolished and a republic proclaimed.
Birth of Benazir Bhutto
The eldest of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Cabinet, due to the ill health of Churchill & Eden
Health of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Suffers a stroke & for a few days his life is in the balance. Spends the next 3 months in convalescence
Coronation
Given the crown, sceptre & sword, bestowing upon her the right to rule Scotland
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Beria is arrested for being an agent
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Arrested by Khruschev for allegedly planning a coup
Coup
Arrested by Khruschev for allegedly planning a coup
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Has Beria arrested for allegedly staging a coup
Arrest of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Supports the leadership coalition that arrests Lavrenti Beria and removes him from the post-Stalin power struggle.
Coup
Has Beria arrested for allegedly staging a coup
Trial
Tried for being a British agent, undermines relations between Russian nationalities
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's of Azerbaijan
Demonstrations
Demonstrations breakout in Pilsen
Strike
Strikes breakout in Romania. Strikes breakout in Hungary
July 195333 historical events
Second Latin American Journey
Guevara leaves Argentina again to travel through Latin America after completing his medical studies.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
East German Food Relief Programme
Announces a large-scale American food-relief programme for East Germans following the June uprising.
Rule of Jerusalem
The Israeli Foreign Ministry transfers its offices from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Creation of Banco del Estado
Creates Banco del Estado de Chile by merging several public financial institutions.
Moncada Barracks Attack
Fidel Castro leads the armed attack on the Moncada Barracks, the failed action from which the 26th of July Movement later takes its name.
Moncada Barracks Attack
Juan Almeida Bosque participates in the July 26 attack on the Moncada Barracks and is captured after the failed uprising.
Siege of Moncada Barracks
Raúl Castro participates in the July 26 attack on Moncada Barracks and is later imprisoned for his role in the failed uprising.
Bayamo Barracks
Takes part in the failed Moncada and Bayamo barracks attacks.
Bayamo Barracks
Takes part in the failed Moncada and Bayamo barracks attacks.
Moncada Barracks
Castro leads the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, after which he is captured, tried, incarcerated and later released
Moncada Barracks
Is tried and sentenced after the failed Moncada attack.
Moncada Barracks
A member of the 26th of July Movement that attacked the Moncada Barracks, and he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action
Moncada Barracks
Serves as second-in-command during the Moncada attack.
Moncada Barracks
Supports the Moncada action and survives imprisonment.
Moncada Barracks
Takes part in the Moncada movement and later preserves Castro's speech.
Moncada Barracks
Participates in the failed Moncada attack.
Korean Armistice
Oversees Chinese policy as the Korean Armistice Agreement ends major fighting on the peninsula.
Capital
Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan
Rule of Jerusalem
Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan
Korean Armistice Agreement
Signs the Korean Armistice Agreement for North Korea.
Armistice
An armistice is agreed, south Koreas independence is secured
Independence of South Korea
An armistice is agreed, south Koreas independence is secured
Independence of United States of America
An armistice is agreed, south Koreas independence is secured
Peace
The ceasfire agreement is signed
Small Business Administration Created
Signs the Small Business Act, creating the United States Small Business Administration.
Visit to Revolutionary Bolivia
Guevara visits Bolivia and observes the political and social aftermath of the 1952 Bolivian Revolution.
Moncada Repression
His forces repress surviving rebels after the Moncada attack.
Moncada Planning
Plans attacks on Moncada and Bayamo barracks.
Dismissal
Dismissed after the arrest of his protector, Beria
Strike
Strikes breakout at the Vorkuta labour camps in Siberia
Campaign against Beria Network
Supports removal of officials associated with Beria as the new leadership restructures the security apparatus.
August 195317 historical events
United States Information Agency Established
The United States Information Agency begins operations as the administration consolidates overseas information programs.
Agrarian Reform
Paz Estenssoro decrees agrarian reform to redistribute hacienda lands.
Operation Big Switch Repatriation
Large-scale exchange of prisoners begins after the Korean armistice under Operation Big Switch.
Invention of Hydrogen Bomb
Helps Russia test its own Hydrogen bomb
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Appointed Member of Soviet Academy of Sciences
RDS-6s Test
Contributes to the design tested as the Soviet Union's first thermonuclear device.
Soviet Thermonuclear Device
The achievement marks soviet thermonuclear device as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Dismissal
Dismissed by the Shah
Government
Appointed Chairman of the President's committee on Government Contracts
Dismissal
Mossadeq is dimissed by the Shah in accordane with Anglo-US wishes
Coup
The Shah fails to have Mossadeq arrested & is forced to leave to country for Italy
Demonstrations
Statues of Mohammad Reza & Reza Shah are pulled down after Mossadeqs dismissal
Coup
Ousted in a coup organized by British & US intelligence
Coup
Mossadeq surrenders to General Zahedi
Trial
Sentenced to 3 yrs imprisonment & placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. Publicizes details of 2 coups against his Government
Dissolution
A majority of those voting vote for the dissolution of the Majlis,
Referendum
A majority of those voting vote for the dissolution of the Majlis,
September 195318 historical events
Victory-Liston
Liston makes his professional debut knocking out Don Smith in the first round in St. Louis
Victory-Liston
Liston makes his professional debut knocking out Don Smith in the first round in St. Louis
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Mohammad Daoud Khan becomes prime minister and begins a decade of centralized government.
Land Reform
Implements land reform limiting large estates and redistributing agricultural land.
Fourth Olafur Thors Government
Begins the Fourth Olafur Thors Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Steingrimur Steinthorsson Government
The Steingrimur Steinthorsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Marriage
Marries Jacqueline Bouvier
First Secretary of CPSU
Is elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the CPSU
Public School 44 Eighth Grade
Lee entered eighth grade at Public School 44 on September 14, 1953, while still under juvenile-court supervision.
Real Madrid Friendly Debut
Makes his first appearance for Real Madrid in a friendly against Nancy and scores.
Marriage
Marries Mikhail Gorbachev, then a student at Moscow University
Marriage
Marries Raisa Titorenko, a philosophy student at Moscow University
Real Madrid Competitive Debut
Makes his competitive debut against Racing Santander and scores in a league victory.
Labour Party Chairman
Chairs the Labour Party conference at Margate and urges delegates to conduct political disagreement without rancour.
Death of Edwin Powell Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble dies in San Marino, California.
Eriksen Government
The Eriksen Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Second Hedtoft Premiership
Begins the Second Hedtoft Premiership in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
October 195313 historical events
Apartheid Education System
The system imposes racially segregated schooling under apartheid.
Bantu Education Act
Promotes legislation transferring African education to state control.
Bogra Formula
Bogra proposes a constitutional formula balancing representation between Pakistan's two wings.
Moncada Trial Defence
During proceedings after the Moncada attack, Fidel Castro conducts his own defence and sets out political arguments later associated with the revolutionary movement.
Trial
Delivers his History Will Absolve Me defence speech at trial.
History Will Absolve Me
Delivers his defence speech after the Moncada attack.
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor
Independence of Laos
Laos obtains full independence from France while retaining association with the French Union
New Look National Security Strategy
Approves the NSC 162/2 framework associated with the New Look strategy, emphasizing deterrence and a strong nuclear posture.
Moncada Prison Sentence
Fidel Castro receives a fifteen-year prison sentence for his role in organizing and leading the attack on the Moncada Barracks.
Moncada Prison Sentence
Almeida receives a ten-year prison sentence for his participation in the Moncada attack and is sent to the Presidio Modelo.
Moncada Prison Sentence
Raúl Castro receives a thirteen-year prison sentence for his participation in the July 26 attack on the Moncada Barracks.
Presidio Modelo
Is imprisoned after the Moncada trial.
November 195311 historical events
Election
All the seats are won by the National Unity Party
Prime Minister of Portugal
Appointed Prime Minister of Portugal
Independence of Kampuchea
Frances concedes Kampucheas independence
Succession of King Saud
Becomes crown prince following King Saud's accession.
Succession of King Saud
Succeeds King Abdulaziz as the second king of Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Big Brothers Referral
The court continued Lee's parole and directed his probation officer to contact the Big Brothers counseling service for possible assistance.
Commonwealth
Embarks on a tour of the Commonwealth with Prince Philip
Embarks on a tour of the Commonwealth with Prince Philip
Embarks on a tour of the Commonwealth with Prince Philip
Retirement
Last game for England was the 6-3 defeat by Hungary, in which he scores a penalty
December 195319 historical events
1st Playboy Magazine
The first Playboy magazine is published, Marilyn Monroe is on the cover
The first Playboy magazine is published, Marilyn Monroe
The first Playboy magazine is published, Marilyn Monroe is on the cover
Government
Meets Churchill & Laniel, the French PM
Bermuda Atomic Information Conference
Begins talks with British and French leaders at Bermuda, including discussion of atomic information and Western strategy.
Diplomatic relations with Iran are restored
Diplomatic relations with Iran are restored
Atoms for Peace
Proposes international peaceful use of uranium and atomic energy.
Atoms For Peace
President Dwight D Eisenhower envisioned the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the United Nations General Assembly
Atoms for Peace
President Dwight D Eisenhower envisioned the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the United Nations General Assembly
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
President Dwight D Eisenhower envisioned the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the United Nations General Assembly
The Story of Little Mook
Directs Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck for DEFA.
Arrival in Guatemala
Guevara arrives in Guatemala during the reform government of President Jacobo Arbenz.
Contacts with Moncada Survivors
In Costa Rica, Guevara meets Cuban exiles connected with the failed Moncada Barracks attack.
Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Presents principles of sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, mutual benefit and peaceful coexistence during talks with Indian representatives.
Reform of Housing
The Housing Repairs & Rents Bill passes 2nd reading, allows rent increases for repairs
Death of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Executed for attempting to succeed Stalin. Death of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Execution
Executed for being an agent. Executed for attempting to succeed Stalin
Execution of Lavrenti Beria
Beria is executed after being removed from power and tried by the Soviet leadership.
Execution
Has Beria executed
Dien Bien Phu Decision
Plans major operations against the French base at Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh Laos Offensive
Directs wider Viet Minh operations supporting Pathet Lao advances in northern Laos
Modernization Programme
Daoud promotes state-led development, military expansion, and stronger central administration.
Australian National University
Appointed Vice Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU)
Foreign Secretary of Austria
Appointed Foreign Minister
Under Secretary
Appointed Undersecretary in the Foreign Affairs Department of the Austrian Chancellery
Philosophical Investigations
Publication of "Philosophical Investigations", published posthumously
posthumously
Publication of "Philosophical Investigations", published posthumously
Good and Evil
Publication of "The Eclipse of God". Publication of "Good & Evil"
The Eclipse of God
Publication of "The Eclipse of God". Publication of "Good & Evil"
Nature and the Greeks Lectures
Examines the origins of scientific thought in ancient Greek philosophy and connects those ideas with modern questions about nature and knowledge.
Cornell Career
Joins Cornell University after completing his doctorate and develops research interests spanning statistical mechanics and field theory.
Doctorate
Receives his doctorate in physics from Columbia University.
War Academy
Appointed professor of the War Academy
Economy of China
The communist party launches the first five-year plan with the aims of industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, and political centralization
Five Year Plan
The communist party launches the first five-year plan with the aims of industrialization, collectivization of agriculture, and political centralization
Partition
Korea is permanently partitioned across the DMV (55,000 USA soldiers, one million south Koreans, one million Chinese soldiers, two million North Koreans have died
Rule of Korea
Korea is permanently partitioned across the DMV (55,000 USA soldiers, one million south Koreans, one million Chinese soldiers, two million North Koreans have died
President of Colombia
Appointed President of Colombia
President of Costa Rica
Appointed President of Costa Rica, 2nd term
Arrest of Fidel Alejandro Castro
Is tried and sentenced after the failed Moncada attack.
Arrest of Raul Modesto Castro
A member of the 26th of July Movement that attacked the Moncada Barracks, and he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action
Trial
Is tried and sentenced after the failed Moncada attack.
President of Czechoslovakia
Appointed President of Czech
Prime Minister of Denmark
Appointed Prime Minister of Denmark, 2nd term
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Independent Party
Collective Nuclear Model
Co-develops a model combining individual particles with collective nuclear motion.
Nuclear Rotation and Vibration
Explains nuclear spectra through rotations and vibrations of deformed nuclei.
High Dam Planning Committee
Nasser supports technical examination of the proposed High Dam and its development benefits.
The Wages of Fear
Directs The Wages of Fear.
President of France
Appointed President of France
Empiricism and Subjectivity
Deleuze publishes Empiricism and Subjectivity, his first book and a study of David Hume.
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the French forces in Indochina
Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Establishes a garrison in Dien Bien Phu to bring out the forces of General Giap
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister for the GDR
Arrest of Georg Dertinger
Arrested as a spy, held until 1954
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs for the GDR
Minister of Food
Appointed Minister of Food, Agriculture & Forestry
Philosophische Rundschau Founded
Gadamer and Helmut Kuhn found the philosophical review Philosophische Rundschau.
Election
Elected to the Bundestag, 1953-57
Bundestag
Appointed Member of Bundestag
Bundestag
Appointed Member of Bundestag, Federal Parliament
Minister of State Security
Appointed Minister of State Security of the GDR
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in macromolecular chemistry that established the concept of long-chain polymer molecules.
Malta Story
Starts in "Malta Story"
BAFTA
Winner of a BAFTA for best actress for her part in Roman Holiday
Titfield Thunderbolt
Directs The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Appears in the The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Desert Rats
Stars in The Desert Rats
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Appears in the The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Appears in the The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Appears in the The Titfield Thunderbolt
Super Secret Service
Sellers appears in the comedy film Super Secret Service.
Shooting an Elephant Collection
A posthumous collection titled Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays brought together Orwell's nonfiction.
O Lovely England
Publication of "O Lovely England"
What Everybody Wants
Publication of "What Everybody Wants"
Animal Farm Adaptation
Animal Farm reaches new audiences through adaptation.
Steel Denationalisation
The Iron and Steel Act begins returning nationalised steel companies to private ownership.
Legislation
The Transport Act breaks up the British Transport Commissions monopoly on haulage
Reform of Monopolies
The Transport Act breaks up the British Transport Commissions monopoly on haulage
Recovery
Gradually resumes foreign policy work after serious illness
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Barnsley
Rule of Scotland
After a Nationalist court case the Queen can call herself Elizabeth II in Scotland
Trial
After a Nationalist court case the Queen can call herself Elizabeth II in Scotland
Oxford Union Committee
Wins election to the Oxford Union standing committee and develops experience in political organisation and debate.
Mirror Group Newspapers
Hired as a consultant by the Mirror Group newspapers, enabling him to stay in politics
The Pursuit of Progress
Publishes The Pursuit of Progress during his early parliamentary career.
Bevanism
Becomes a prominent advocate of the Labour left associated with Aneurin Bevan.
Abolition of Capital Punishment
Argues for ending capital punishment before later reforms suspend the death penalty.
Equal Pay
Supports the principle of equal pay as part of his wider reform programme.
Labour Conference
Challenges party leadership on rearmament and socialism.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the citric acid cycle, a central pathway in cellular energy metabolism.
Fibonacci Plant Patterns
Investigates mathematical relationships between morphogenesis, phyllotaxis and Fibonacci-type structures in plants.
Phyllotaxis Research
Extends his morphogenesis research toward the mathematical study of leaf arrangement and plant pattern formation.
Coronation
Captains Celtic to Coronation Cup success when they unexpectedly beat Arsenal 1-0, Manchester United 2-1 and Hibernian 1-0 to become unofficial champions of Britain
FA Cup
During "The Matthews Final" becomes the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final.
FA Cup
Wins an FA Cup winners medal, the match is dubbed the Matthews Final.
Transfer
Joins Arsenal for £10,000 and sees out his professional playing career there, in two years for the Gunners scores 15 goals in 38 matches
Blackpool FA Cup Breakthrough for Smith
Smith's Blackpool lift the cup after a 4-3 final success over Bolton Wanderers.
1953 League Championship Manager
Guides Arsenal to the league championship on goal average ahead of Preston North End.
Manchester United Youth Scholarship
Bobby Charlton joins Manchester United as a schoolboy and enters the youth system that develops the Busby Babes.
Player of the Year
His powerful centre-forward play and imposing goalscoring presence for Bolton Wanderers earn him the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year distinction.
Sheffield United Second Division Title
Freeman oversaw Sheffield United's promotion as Second Division champions, returning the Blades to English football's top tier.
Dickinson Wins First England Cap
Dickinson represents England during his long Portsmouth career, earning recognition for passing, positional sense and stamina.
Peerage
Created Baronet Harris, 1st
Minister of Culture
Appointed Minister of Culture
Prime Minister of Hungary
Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary
Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party
Fortunes of the young Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party flounder when Mookherjee dies in Kashmir in jail during a protest
Death of Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Fortunes of the young Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party flounder when Mookherjee dies in Kashmir in jail during a protest
Prime Minister of Indonesia
Appointed Prime Minister of Indonesia, 1st term
Arrest of Mohammed Mussadeq
Arrested for causing civil disorder after his dismissal
Death of Hussein Fatemi
Executed for treason. Death of Hussein Fatemi, executed for treason
Execution
Executed for treason
Treason
Executed for treason. Death of Hussein Fatemi, executed for treason
Exile of Pahlavi
The USA helps the Shah return to Iran after a 3 day exile
Succession
Succeeds as King of Iraq
Prime Minister of Israel
Appointed Prime Minister of Israel
Prime Minister of Italy
Appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Cardinal
Appointed Cardinal of Venice
Ugetsu (Ugetsu Monogatar)
Kenji Mizoguchi directs Ugetsu (Ugetsu Monogatar)
Education
Goes on a world tour
Prime Minister of Kampuchea
Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 2nd term
National Assembley
Abolishes the National Assembley
Infantry Command
Commands Cambodian troops during the closing phase of the First Indochina War
Independence of Kenya
The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom. The lack of large numbers of initial British troops, a high degree of popular support, and the low quality of colonial intelligence gave the Land and Freedom Armies the upper hand for the first half of 1953. Begins a 10 year campaign for Kenyan independence
KAU
The Nairobi Central Committee had reconstituted its senior ranks and renamed itself the Council of Freedom. The lack of large numbers of initial British troops, a high degree of popular support, and the low quality of colonial intelligence gave the Land and Freedom Armies the upper hand for the first half of 1953
Land and Freedom Armies
The lack of large numbers of initial British troops, a high degree of popular support, and the low quality of colonial intelligence gave the Land and Freedom Armies the upper hand for the first half of 1953
Treasurer KANU
Appointed Treasurer of the Kenyan African National Union
Mau Mau
Three of the dominant Active Wing leaders are Stanley Mathenge; Waruhiu Itote (known as General China), leader of Mount Kenya Mau Mau; and Dedan Kimathi, leader of Mau Mau of Aberdare forest
Mau Mau
Three of the dominant Active Wing leaders are Stanley Mathenge; Waruhiu Itote (known as General China), leader of Mount Kenya Mau Mau; and Dedan Kimathi, leader of Mau Mau of Aberdare forest
Mau Mau
Three of the dominant Active Wing leaders are Stanley Mathenge; Waruhiu Itote (known as General China), leader of Mount Kenya Mau Mau; and Dedan Kimathi, leader of Mau Mau of Aberdare forest
Mount Everest
Awarded the George Medal from the British Government for his efforts with the expedition
Knighthood
Knighted shortly after the British-led Everest expedition arrives back in London
Foreign Secretary of Philippines
Appointed Foreign Minister
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the Philippines
Arrest of Stefan Wyszynski
Arrested for opposition to Stalin, 1953-56
Cardinal
Appointed Cardinal
Death of Carol II
Death of Carol II
Death of Nicolae Radescu
Death of Nicolae Radescu
Exile of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn begins a sentence of internal exile for life at Kok-Terek in southern Kazakhstan
Second Foundation
Publication of "Second Foundation"
Pasternak Literary Meeting
After returning to Moscow, Shalamov met Boris Pasternak, with whom he had established a correspondence.
Exile of Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
Returns from exile after Stalins death
Plot
Claims that the doctors confessions had been elicited by torture & were false
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Belorussian Council of Minister's
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief in East Germany
Trial
Presides over a tribunal which sentences Lavrenti Beria to death
Commissar
Appointed Commissar for Foreign Affairs, 2nd term, after the death of Stalin
Deputy Minister
Appointed First Deputy Minister of Defence
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Leningrad obkom
Head of State
Appointed Head of State for Russia
Minister of Industry
Appointed Minister for Industry, after the death of Stalin
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia
Second Secretary
Appointed 2nd Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukraine
Admiral
Appointed Admiral
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of the Soviet forces in Hungary
Commander of Kiev Military District
Appointed Commander of the Kiev Military District
Dyatlov Moscow Engineering Physics Institute Entry
Begins studies at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in preparation for specialist work in nuclear engineering and reactor systems.
Council of Ministers Established
Serves in the new governmental structure created by the Council of Ministers.
Council of Ministers Established
Establishes the Council of Ministers as a central executive institution.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Saudi Arabia
League and Cup Double
Guides Barcelona to another league and Spanish Cup double during the Kubala era.
Legislation
Bantu Education Act, African education is moved to the Native Affairs Dept
Legislation
Bantu Education Act, African education is moved to the Native Affairs Dept.
Legislation
Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, prohibits strike action by blacks.
Legislation
Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, access to public amenities is based on race.
Legislation
Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, imposes a coloured bar in all public buildings.
Legislation
The Criminal Law Amendment Act is passed to suppress public unrest.
Legislation
The Public Safety Act is passed enabling the declaration of a state of emergency.
Meadowlands
A settlement area for 13 "ethnic groups" is created outside Johannesburg
State of Emergency
The Public Safety Act is passed enabling the declaration of a state of emergency
M-Plan Devised
Develops the ANC organisational strategy known as the M-Plan.
Underground Organisational Plan
Plans decentralised structures able to survive government repression.
Election
In the 1953 election the United Party under Strauss lost seven seats, while their opponents the National Party gained twenty-five more seats and a majority in Parliament. Following the election, the United Party suffered two splits, creating the Liberal Party and the Union Federal Party
Liberal Party
Following the election, the United Party suffered two splits, creating the Liberal Party and the Union Federal Party
Union Federal Party
Following the election, the United Party suffered two splits, creating the Liberal Party and the Union Federal Party
Arrest of Hon Yong Pak
Arrested for planning a coup in North Korea & sentenced to death
Coup
Arrested for planning a coup in North Korea & sentenced to death
The Origin of Intelligence in the Child
Publication of "The Origin of Intelligence in the Child"
President of Syria
Appointed President of Syria, 2nd term
Burial
Transferred to a newly completed mausoleum on a hill overlooking Ankara
Sargeant
Appointed Sargeant
Mogambo
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Mogambo
Academy Award
Winner of the best male actor for "Hign Noon"
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones
Mogambo
Stars in, "Mogambo"
The Glenn Miller Story
Stars in, "The Glenn Miller Story"
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity, a drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones
Julius Caesar
Directs Julius Caesar, an adaptation of Shakespeares play
Golden Globe
After playing Madge Owens in Picnic opposite William Holden, Novak won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer and for World Film Favorite
The Man with the Golden Arm with Frank Sinatra
Plays Molly in The Man with the Golden Arm with Frank Sinatra
Film
Monroe continued to attract attention with her revealing outfits in publicity events, most famously at the Photoplay awards in January 1953, where she won the "Fastest Rising Star" award.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
It featured Monroe in the role of a naive model who teams up with her friends to find rich husbands, thus repeating the successful formula of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The second film of the year, musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, established her star image as a "dumb blonde". Monroe starred in three films released in 1953, emerging as a major sex symbol and one of Hollywoods most bankable stars.
How to Marry a Millionaire
Her third film of the year, How to Marry a Millionaire, co-starred Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall and was released in November.
Niagara
The first of these was the Technicolor film noir Niagara, in which she played a femme fatale scheming to murder her husband, played by Joseph Cotten.
Roman Holiday
Directs, Roman Holiday
Fear and Desire
Makes his feature directing debut with the independently produced war drama Fear and Desire.
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
Asimov continued the Lucky Starr series with an adventure involving asteroid-belt pirates.
The Martian Way
Asimov published The Martian Way, a novella about the resourcefulness of human settlers beyond Earth.
Bananafish
Publishes a collection of seven stories from The New Yorker ("Bananafish" among them). Fed up with publishing and the public, buys a house at Cornish, New Hampshire, and retreats into a seclusion that was to last for the rest of his life
a collection of seven stories from The New Yorker ("Bananafish" among them)
Publishes a collection of seven stories from The New Yorker ("Bananafish" among them). Fed up with publishing and the public, buys a house at Cornish, New Hampshire, and retreats into a seclusion that was to last for the rest of his life
Begins Playing Drums
Begins learning drums, starting the instrumental training that precedes his later work as a guitarist and composer.
Chief Justice
Appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Council of Economic Advisers
Appointed Head the Council of Economic Advisers by President Eisenhower
Senator
Elected Senator for Arizona
Government
Appointed President of the USA, 34th President, 1st term
Government
Appointed Secretary of State
Alliance Agreement
As Secretary of State, Dulles concentrated on building up NATO and forming other alliances (a phenomenon described as his "Pactomania") as part of his strategy of controlling Soviet expansion by threatening massive retaliation in event of a war
Of the Japanese Peace Treaty
Dulles supervised the completion of the Japanese Peace Treaty, in which full independence was restored to Japan under United States terms
Pactomania
As Secretary of State, Dulles concentrated on building up NATO and forming other alliances (a phenomenon described as his "Pactomania") as part of his strategy of controlling Soviet expansion by threatening massive retaliation in event of a war
Peace Treaty of Japan
Dulles supervised the completion of the Japanese Peace Treaty, in which full independence was restored to Japan under United States terms
Vice Presidency
Winner of the Vice Presidency as running mate of Dwight Eisenhower. Appointed Vice President of the USA
CBS
From 1953 to 1957, Cronkite hosts the CBS program You Are There, which reenacted historical events, using the format of a news report
Ervay Theater
Ruby briefly managed the Ervay Theater, a Dallas motion-picture house, during a period when nightclub operations were otherwise his principal business.
Bronx Zoo Truancy Encounter
A school attendance officer located Lee at the Bronx Zoo during his period of persistent truancy from Public School 44.
PBSUCCESS Planning Assignment
Hunt became involved in planning political and psychological warfare for the CIA operation that targeted the government of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz.
Director of Central Intelligence
Appointed Director of the CIA
Pastor
Appointed Pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama
Hubbles Law
Sandage begins revising extragalactic distances and expansion measurements after Hubbles work
Brightest Variable Stars in M31 and M33
Edwin Hubble and Allan Sandage publish a study of the brightest variable stars in M31 and M33, refining observations of luminous variables used in the extragalactic distance-scale programme.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering coenzyme A and demonstrating its importance in intermediary metabolism.
Unified Field Theory Criticism Response
Publishes a response to criticism of unified field theory, defending the mathematical programme through which he hoped to extend relativistic field physics.
Final Chicago Research Programme
Continues teaching and conducting research at the University of Chicago while advising younger physicists on nuclear and particle physics problems.
Columbia Nuclear Research Legacy Continues
Experiments undertaken in New York provided crucial early measurements used to design subsequent nuclear reactors. The project changed the techniques available to later investigators.
Hughes Medical Institute
Founds the Hughes Medical Institute, makes his billion-dollar-a-year weapons factory tax-exempt
Peace
Signs a truce ending the Korean War
Military Discharge
Leaves the United States Army and resumes civilian life before entering film work.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pactomania
As Secretary of State, Dulles concentrated on building up NATO and forming other alliances (a phenomenon described as his "Pactomania") as part of his strategy of controlling Soviet expansion by threatening massive retaliation in event of a war
Atomic Energy Commission
Appointed third Chairman of the AEC
Major
Appointed Major in command of the Thirteenth ARVN and subdivision of Can Tho, South Vietnam
Constitution of Yugoslavia
Decentralized communism of workers self-management & support of private farming
President of Yugoslavia
Appointed President of Yugoslavia
Visit to Britain
Visits Britain
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of Yugoslavia
Chairman
Appointed Secretary General of the ANC, under the presidency of Harry Nkumbula
Rule of Nyasaland
The combined efforts of Kaunda and Nkumbula are unsuccessful in mobilizing African people against the White-dominated Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rule of Rhodesia
The combined efforts of Kaunda and Nkumbula are unsuccessful in mobilizing African people against the White-dominated Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
And Never Said a Word
Böll published Und sagte kein einziges Wort, portraying a struggling marriage.
Ideology and Terror
Arendt published Ideology and Terror, extending her analysis of totalitarian systems.
Hinton Coordinates Nuclear Construction
Hinton's organisation advances the engineering and construction programme supporting Calder Hall and related facilities.
Cockcroft Supports Reactor Technology Development
Cockcroft's research establishment provides scientific foundations for the British nuclear power programme.