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Famous Births
- Mar. 23: Chaka Khan - Musician
- Jun. 22: Cyndi Lauper - Singer
- Jul. 29: Ken Burns - Documentarian
Famous Deaths
- Jan. 01: Hank Williams - Country Singer
- Mar. 05: Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union Leader
- Mar. 28: Jim Thorpe - Athlete
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 03: Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing...
- Jan. 10: Perry Como - Don't Let the Stars Get...
- Feb. 14: Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again with You
- Mar. 21: Patti Page - The Doggie in the Window
- May 16: Percy Faith - The Song from Moulin Rouge
- Jul. 25: Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You
- Aug. 08: Les Paul - Vaya con Dios
- Oct. 10: Stan Freberg - St. George and the Dragonet
- Nov. 07: Les Paul - Vaya con Dios
- Nov. 21: Tony Bennett - Rags to Riches Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
26th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 25, 1954
- Best Picture: From Here to Eternity
- Best Actor: William Holden in Stalag 17
- Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday
- Best Director: F.Zinnemann for From Here to Eternity
- Best Documentary: The Living Desert Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Top Athletes
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May 1953
- May 29: Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal become the first climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest
June 18 1953
1953: After being convicted of conspiring to pass American secrets to the Soviet Union, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y.
July 1953
- July 27: The Korean War ends after an armistice was signed at Panmunjom between the Communist and the United Nations
August 1953
- August 20: The Soviet Union acknowledge the test of a hydrogen bomb
October 1953
- October 5: Dwight D. Eisenhower nominee Earl Warren is sworn in as the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1953 Questions
What is one photo that defines the year 1953? 8 AnswersThe Nuclear Test performed in May In Nevada... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Upshot-Knothole_GRABLE.jpg The Cornation of the Queen of Engla... read more

