* Albert Austin ( 1881 – 1953 ), British / American actor

77, No. 3 ( Sep., 1953 ), pp. 148 – 155.

* 1881 – Karl Staaf, Swedish athlete ( d. 1953 )

* 1953 – Christopher Franke, German musician and composer ( Tangerine Dream )

* 1953 – In Warner Robins, Georgia, an F4 tornado kills 18 people.

* 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American actor and singer ( The Osmonds )

* 1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ( Rush and Big Dirty Band )

* 1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright

* 1953 – Pope Pius XII establishes the Dioceses of Norwich and Bridgeport and makes the Diocese of Hartford an archdiocese.

* 1953 – Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer

* 1953 – Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater

* 1953 – Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer

The tide finally turned in 1953 when England won the final Test at The Oval to take the series 1 – 0, having narrowly evaded defeat in the preceding Test at Headingley.

* 1953 – Marjo, Canadian singer-songwriter ( Corbeau )

* 1953 – Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist ( Runrig )

* 1953 – Butch Patrick, American actor

Iuliu Maniu ( 1873 – 1953 ) was prime minister with an agrarian cabinet from 1928 to 1930, but the Great Depression made proposed reforms impossible.

* 1953 – Robert Cray, American singer and guitarist

* 1953 – Howard Kurtz, American journalist

* 1953 – Ian Bairnson, Scottish musician ( Keats )

Franciszek Bujak ( 1875 – 1953 ) and Jan Rutkowski ( 1886 – 1949 ), the founders of modern economic history in Poland and of the journal Roczniki Dziejów Spolecznych i Gospodarczych ( 1931 – ), were attracted to the innovations of the Annales school.

* 1896 – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author ( d. 1953 )

* 1953 – Mark Lazarowicz, English Politician

* 1953 – Jimmy Iovine, American music producer

* 1953 – Jimmy Finlayson, Scottish-American actor ( b. 1887 )

** Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish Guitarist ( Paul McCartney & Wings ) ( b. 1953 )

Notable former managers of the club include Brian Clough, Peter Taylor ( born 1928 ), Peter Taylor ( born 1953 ), Jimmy Melia, Liam Brady, Jimmy Case, Steve Gritt, Brian Horton, Steve Coppell and Mark McGhee.

Her big break came in 1953 when she replaced the emigrating Joy Nichols on the hit Muir and Norden radio comedy Take It From Here, co-starring Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley.

In the February 7th 1953 edition, Billboard Magazine reported that Snow's then seventeen year old son, Jimmy Rodgers Snow, had " signed with Victor " ( RCA Victor Records ).

Jimmy Dorsey broke up his own big band in 1953.

* James Earl Carter, Sr. ( 1894 – 1953 ), father of former US president Jimmy Carter

In 1953, he and his brother reunited to form a ( new ) “ Dorsey Brothers Orchestra .” Tommy was the leader of the group, making Jimmy the co-leader and featured soloist.

In 1953 Narcotics Anonymous, originally called AA / NA, was founded in California by Jimmy Kinnon and others.

George Hardwick ( Division 3 North, 1953 ), Jimmy Frizzell ( Division 3, 1974 ) and

Ezio Pinza ( left ) jokes with comedian Jimmy Durante as Pinza leaves his imprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, 1953.

Farlow left the group in 1953 and guitarist Jimmy Raney took his place.

* " I Believe " ( 1953 song ), written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman ; popularized by Frankie Laine

" A committee led by retired general Jimmy Doolittle suggested in spring 1953 that the administration study the possibility of giving the Soviets two years to cooperate, with the threat of possible war otherwise, and an Air Force study in August warned of " The Coming National Crisis " due to having to negotiate with a country run by " the whims of a small group of proven barbarians ".

Traubel's contract at the Metropolitan Opera was not renewed in 1953 when its General Manager, Rudolf Bing, expressed disapproval of her radio and TV appearances alongside the likes of Jimmy Durante and her expressed desire to expand her lucrative career in major supper and night clubs.

In the summer of 1953 Jimmy Kinnon and other members of Alcoholics Anonymous began holding their own separate meetings, which they called Narcotics Anonymous.

James ' Jimmy ' McCulloch ( 4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979 ) was a Scottish musician and songwriter best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977.

Father James John " Jimmy " Tompkins ( 7 September 1870 – 5 May 1953 ) was a Roman Catholic priest who founded the Antigonish Movement, a progressive effort that incorporated adult education, cooperatives and rural community development to aid the fishing and mining communities of northern and eastern Nova Scotia, Canada.

* Jimmy Holmes ( b. 1953 ), Irish former professional footballer

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Byrne, like Jimmy Melia, joined Liverpool straight from school as a 15 year old in 1953, again like Melia, Byrne impressed manager Don Welsh who offered the full-back a professional contract the day after his 17th birthday on 30 August 1955.

Between 1937 and 1953 Carey made 29 appearances and scored 3 goals for the FAI XI, making his debut against Norway on 7 November 1937 in a team that also included Jimmy Dunne and fellow debutant, Kevin O ' Flanagan.

He pursued a career writing scripts for shows on the DuMont Television Network including Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop ( 1953 ) and others.