What Happened In August 1953 In History

Historical Events for August, 1953

• 10th » First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
• 12th » Nuclear weapons testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of 'Joe 4', the first Soviet thermonuclear weapon.
• 12th » The islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia Kefalonia in Greece are severely damaged by an 1953 Ionian Earthquake earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter magnitude scale Richter scale.
• 17th » Substance dependence named Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous in Southern California.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1953

• 1st » Robert Cray, American singer and guitarist
• 1st » Howard Kurtz, American journalist and author
• 2nd » Marjo, Canadian singer-songwriter (Corbeau (band) named Corbeau)
• 2nd » Helen Edwards, English civil servant
• 2nd » Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist (Runrig)
• 2nd » Butch Patrick, American actor and singer
• 2nd » Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
• 3rd » Ian Bairnson, Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player (The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot (band) called Pilot, and Keats (band) known as Keats)
• 4th » Joanie Spina, American magician, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
• 4th » Vini Reilly, English guitarist (The Durutti Column and The Invisible Girls)
• 4th » Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer and manager
• 5th » Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
• 6th » Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer
• 7th » Anne Fadiman, American journalist and author
• 8th » Mark Lazarowicz, English politician
• 8th » Nigel Mansell, English race car driver
• 8th » Don Most, American actor and director
• 9th » Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
• 9th » Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer
• 10th » Mark Doty, American poet and author
• 11th » Hulk Hogan, American wrestler and actor
• 11th » Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
• 13th » Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic
• 13th » Thomas Pogge, German philosopher and academic
• 13th » Peter Wright, English historian and author
• 14th » James Horner, American composer and conductor
• 14th » Cliff Johnson (game designer) named Cliff Johnson, American game designer
• 15th » Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author
• 15th » Mark Thatcher, English businessman
• 16th » Kathie Lee Gifford, American talk show host, singer, and actress
• 17th » Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach
• 17th » Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dexys Midnight Runners)
• 17th » Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate
• 18th » Louie Gohmert, American captain, lawyer, and politician
• 19th » Mary Matalin, American political consultant
• 19th » Nanni Moretti, Italian actor, director, and producer
• 19th » Lynwood Slim, American singer and harmonica player (d. 2014)
• 20th » Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)
• 20th » Peter Horton, American actor and director
• 20th » Mart Ummelas, Estonian journalist
• 21st » Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
• 22nd » Paul Ellering, American weightlifter, wrestler, and manager
• 23rd » Bobby G, English singer (Bucks Fizz (band) called Bucks Fizz)
• 23rd » John Rocha, Hong Kong-Irish fashion designer
• 23rd » Ernst Savkovic, German footballer
• 24th » Ron Holloway, American saxophonist
• 24th » Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster
• 26th » Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer
• 27th » Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Rush (band) or Rush and Big Dirty Band)
• 27th » Joan Smith, English journalist and author
• 27th » Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
• 28th » Ditmar Jakobs, German footballer
• 28th » Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian conductor and journalist
• 29th » Doña Croll, Jamaican-English actress
• 29th » James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic
• 31st » Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver
• 31st » György Károly, Hungarian poet and author
• 31st » Jimmy McKenna, Scottish actor
• 31st » Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer

Famous Deaths for August 1953

• 7th » Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
• 11th » Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver (b. 1892)
• 15th » Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)
• 22nd » Jim Tabor, American baseball player (b. 1916)

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