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- The Andhra State Act was passed in India, creating Andhra State from Telugu-speaking areas of the state of Madras. Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was appointed governor of the new state.[1]
- The United States and South Korea signed a mutual defense treaty in Washington, D.C.[2]
- Born: Grete Waitz, Norwegian Olympic marathon runner, in Oslo, as Grete Andersen (died 2011)[3][4]
- The 1953 Ryder Cup golf tournament, held at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, UK, ended in a sixth consecutive victory for the United States.[6]
- Born: Karen Bass, American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles[7]
- Died:
- Died: Emil Filla, 71, Moravian avant-garde painter, Buchenwald survivor[15]
- In the Norwegian parliamentary election, the Labour Party won 77 of the 150 seats in the Storting.[23]
- Primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński, imprisoned by the Communist government, was relocated from Rywałd to Stoczek Klasztorny.
- Three ministers from the Malta Workers Party resigned from Giorgio Borġ Olivier's coalition government following a defeat in the Legislative Assembly on a budget motion. This led to the dissolution of Parliament and a general election.[24]
- The 29th FA Charity Shield football match was played at Highbury Stadium, London, UK, and was won by Arsenal F.C. over Blackpool F.C.[25]
- The British cargo ship Beckenham ran aground and broke in two in the Kara Sea, Soviet Union.[26] The crew members were rescued by a Soviet ship.[27]
- Born: Les Dennis, British comedian and television presenter, in Liverpool, England
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- During a domestic flight from Aeropuerto del Norte outside Monterrey to the Nueva Ciudad Guerrero airstrip, carrying guests to the inauguration of the Falcon Dam, a Pemex Douglas DC-3 crashed into a ravine near Mamulique, Mexico, killing all 15 people on board.[35]
- The La Rosa Incident: Arthur Godfrey, one of America's top media personalities, fired singer Julius La Rosa on the air, an event that drew considerable attention, caused some shock and resulted in significant criticism of Godfrey. The incident quickly altered public perception of Godfrey, materially damaging his career.[36][37][38][39]
- The Miss World 1953 competition was held in London, UK, and was won by Denise Perrier, Miss France.[40]
- Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is published by Ballantine Books.[41]
- Alto Broadcasting System in the Philippines made the first television broadcast in southeast Asia through DZAQ-TV. Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) was the predecessor of what would later become ABS-CBN Corporation after being bought by the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1957.
- The RFA Eddyreef coastal tanker entered service with the UK's Royal Fleet Auxiliary.[47]
- The life-boat Robert Lindsay, based in Arbroath, Scotland, capsized after being hit by a huge wave and flung onto rocks at Inchcape Park. Six crew members were killed.[51]
- Egon Hilbert resigned from his position as director of the Vienna State Opera.[52]
- U.S. Air Force pilot Frank K. "Speedy Pete" Everest set a new world speed record of 755.149 mph (1,216.021 km/h) in a North American YF-100A Super Sabre, while stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California.[54]
- BCPA Flight 304, operated by British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, crashed while on initial approach to San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County, California, United States, killing all 19 people on board.[55]
- Died: William Kapell, 31, US pianist, a passenger in the fatal crash of BCPA Flight 304[56]
"Emil Filla". Buchenwald Memorial. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Keesing's Contemporary Archives, p13475
Woodcock, John (13 October 1953). "Arsenal's splendid victory". The Manchester Guardian. p. 8.
"British Steamer Breaks in Two". The Times. No. 52751. London. 13 October 1953. col A, p. 7.
"Crew of British Ship at Archangel". The Times. No. 52755. London. 17 October 1953. col C, p. 5.
The New York Times Theater Reviews, 1920-1970. Vol. 6. New York Times. 1971. p. 44.
"Election History". City of Edmonton: Elections and Census Office. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
Ganin, Zvi (2005). An Uneasy Relationship: American Jewish Leadership and Israel, 1948-1957. ISBN 9780815630517.
Shulman, Arthur; Youman, Roger (1966). How Sweet It Was (PDF). Bonanza Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., by arrangement with Shorecrest, Inc. p. 57. ISBN 0517081350. OCLC 36258864. Retrieved 20 October 2020. La Rosa, whose on-the-air firing (for 'lack of humility') caused a major sensation in television [photograph caption]
"Fine For "Persistently Importuning"". The Times. No. 52759. London. 22 October 1953. p. 5.
"News in Brief". The Times. No. 52760. London. 23 October 1953. col G, p. 4.
Isenberg, Michael T. Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace. Vol. I: 1945-1962. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 592. ISBN 0-312-09911-8.
Harmond, Richard A; Hammond, Lorne F (1997). Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists. Greenwood Press. p. 235. ISBN 9780313230479.