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This year in history
In the year 1953

	January 7th	The United States of America announced to the world that it had developed the hydrogen bomb.
	January 21st	American entrepreneur, Paul Allen, was born in Seattle, Washington. Along with Bill Gates he was one of the founders of Microsoft and is one of the richest men in the World. He is also the owner of the NBA team, Portland Trail Blazers, and the NFL team, Seattle Seahawks.
	January 31st	A ferry boat sank off the coast of Ireland, resulting in the death of 130 people.
	February 16th	Computer game designer, Roberta Williams, was born in Los Angeles. She is arguably the most influential female figure in the field of computer game design, having created some of the most influential computer games in the early days of the computer entertainment industry. She was the creator of the King's Quest adventure games and the co-founder of the Sierra Online computer games company.
	February 18th	The first ever 3D film was released. The film was called, Bwana Devil, whose plot revolved around the torment that railroad workers suffered in Uganda from the attack of lions.
	February 25th	Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, was born in Madrid. He served as prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 and was a strong supported of the US led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
	February 26th	American singer, Michael Bolton, was born in Connecticut.
	March 5th	Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev, died at the age of 61. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
	March 5th	Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, died at the age of 74. He was the de facto leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953.
	March 6th	Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov became premier and first Secretary of the communist party of the Soviet Union, after the death of Josef Stalin. He was a close political ally to Josef Stalin and Lavrenty Beria, a connection which eventually led to his forced resignation in 1957.
	March 12th	American porn actor, Ron Jeremy, was born in Flushing, New York. He is one of the most famous porn performers of all time, having appeared in over 200 adult movies.
	March 19th	The Motion picture academy awards were televised for the first time.
	March 28th	American athlete, Jim Thorpe, died of a heart attack at the age of 65. He is still considered today one of the most versatile athletes of all time, having won Olympic medals in decathlon and pentathlon, as well as playing professional football, basketball and baseball.
	April 9th	The first ever 3-D film, titled House of Wax, premiered in the United States.
	May 16th	Irish actor, Pierce Brosnan, was born in Drogheda, Ireland. He gained fame with the TV series 'Remington Steele' in the 1980's.
	May 29th	Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
	June 9th	A tornado hit the town of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, resulting in the death of 94.
	June 13th	American comedian, Tim Allen, was born in Denver, Colorado. Though a successful comedy actor, he is most known for his for providing the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the blockbuster animated film, Toy Story.
	June 18th	Monarchy was abolished in Egypt and the Egyptian Republic was proclaimed.
	June 18th	A United States military aircraft crashed near Tokyo, Japan resulting in the death of all 129 service personnel onboard.
	June 19th	Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death at Sing Sing prison, in New York.
	June 21st	Pakistani politician, Benazir Bhutto, was born in Karachi. She was elected to the office of prime minister of Pakistan in 1988 and was the first woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim country.
	June 22nd	American singer, Cyndi Lauper, was born in Queens, New York.
	June 30th	The first ever Chevrolet Corvette rolled out of the assembly line. It was the first all-American sports car which is still produced today.
	July 26th	Greek general and politician, Nikolaos Plastiras, died at the age of 70.
	August 11th	American wrestler, Hulk Hogan, was born in Augusta, Georgia. He became famous as one of the most popular professional wrestlers in America, who later became an actor and entertainer.
	September 7th	Soviet, Nikita Khrushchev, became head of the Soviet Central Committee.
	September 13th	Nikita Khrushchev was appointed secretary general of the Soviet Union.
	October 22nd	Laos gained independence from France.
	November 2nd	Pakistan is renamed to The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
	November 8th	Russian writer, Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin, died at the age of 83. He was the first Russian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1933. He is one of the most widely read Russian authors of all time.
	November 9th	Cambodia gained its independence from France.
	November 25th	England's national football team was defeated on home ground for the first time in their history. Hungary had broken England's undefeated home run which had lasted since 1901.
	December 8th	American actress, Kim Basinger, was born in Georgia, USA. She was a highly successful fashion model before she became an actress.
	December 9th	In the wake of strong anti-Communism in the United States, the General Electric company, announced that all communist employees would be discharged from the company.
	December 9th	American actor, John Malkovich, was born in Illinois.
	December 17th	American actor, Bill Pullman, was born in Hornell, New York. He is most remembered for his participation in the highly successful movie, Independence Day.
	December 23th	Soviet, Lavrenty Beria, died at the age of 54. He was a prominent figure of the Soviet communist regime and is most remembered as the head of the secret police who executed Joseph Stalin's great purge. After Stalin's death he was executed by Stalin's successors.
	December 24th	A railway bridge collapsed at Tangiwai, New Zealand while a fully loaded passenger train was traversing it. The accident claimed the lives of 153 people.

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