1953
Lavrentiy Beria, head of MVD, is arrested by Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Politburo
Lavrentiy Beria, head of MVD, is arrested by Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Politburo
1953 in History
38 events found for 1953
1953
The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan
The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan
1953
Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and…
Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and…
1953
The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida,…
The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida,…
1953
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The…
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The…
1953
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
1953
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position…
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position…
1953
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice…
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice…
1953
First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central…
First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central…
1953
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a…
Thermonuclear bomb testing: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a…
1953
The 7.2 Ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).…
The 7.2 Ms Ionian earthquake shakes the southern Ionian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).…
1953
First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
1953
Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah…
Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah…
1953
The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
1953
Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1953
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in…
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in…
1953
Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1953
American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.
American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.