1953
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s – 1950s – 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1950 1951 1952 – 1953 – 1954 1955 1956 |
[change] Events
- May 29 – The first humans reach the top of Mount Everest.
- July 27 – Korean War ends
- The Taito Corporation is founded in Japan
[change] Births
- January 9 – Morris Gleitzman, English writer
- January 21 – Paul Allen, American entrepreneur
- February 11 – Jeb Bush, American politician
- February 19 – Cristina Fernández, President of Argentina
- February 25 – Levon Mkrtchyan, Armenian movie director
- March 16 – Richard Stallman, Computer programmer and political activist
- March 26 – Lincoln Chafee, American politician
- May 6 – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- May 25 – Eve Ensler, American playwright
- May 29 – Danny Elfman, American musician
- June 4 – Linda Lingle, American politician
- June 21 – Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician
- June 29 – Geddy Lee, Canadian musician and singer (Rush)
- July 11- Leon Spinks, boxer
- July 31 – James Read, American actor
- August 29 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian musician
- September 2 – John Zorn, American musician
- September 3 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director
- September 22 – Ségolène Royal, French politician
- October 1 – Klaus Wowereit, German politician
- November 14 – Dominique de Villepin, Premier of France
- November 14 – Jos Oehlen, Dutch sculptor
- December 27 – Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician (d. 2007)
- December 9 – John Malkovich, American actor and director
[change] Deaths
- January 1 – Hank Williams, American musician
- January 28 – James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
- March 5 – Joseph Stalin, Soviet leader (b.1878)
- March 5 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (b. 1891)
- September 29 – Ernst Reuter, German politician (b. 1889)
- October 9 – Jimmy Finlayson, Scottish-American actor (b. 1887)
- November 9 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet (b. 1914)