For many weeks, the UN Security Council was deadlocked over the search for a successor before finally settling on Kurt Waldheim to succeed U Thant as secretary-general on December 21, 1971 — Waldheim's 53rd birthday — and just ten days before U Thant's second term was to end.

He died in 278 / 7 BC, in the 53rd year of his age, seven years before Epicurus, who would have appointed him his successor had he survived him.

Nearby merchants gained fame after making frequent appearances on the program, including Rupert Jee, owner of the Hello Deli at 213 W. 53rd St., and Mujibur and Sirajul, Bengali immigrants who worked at a souvenir shop close to the studio.

#" Pursuit on 53rd St ." ( Johnston ) – 2: 33

He first appeared on the Late Show during a " Meet the Neighbors " segment on September 20, 1993 ( his Hello Deli is located at 213 W 53rd St, near the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, where the Late Show is taped ), and has since been a frequent accomplice of host David Letterman during the show's many comedic segments.

In addition to the events above, she has designed and produced Independence Day 1984 and 1985 for New York City ; New York ’ s Village Halloween Parade ( 1982-to present, 26 years ), a major New York City event ; the 42nd St. River to River Festival ; A Special Night on 53rd Street ; and major events for small towns including the 300th Anniversary of the Town of Rhinebeck, N. Y. which involved six months of special programs, culminating in an old time country fair that was described by reviewers as creating an environment that made spectators and participants feel as if they were in the Land of Oz.

" Great White Way " is a nickname for a section of Broadway in the Midtown section of the New York City borough of Manhattan, specifically the portion that encompasses the Theatre District, between 42nd and 53rd Streets, and encompassing Times Square.

Note that this calendar will normally need to add a 53rd week to every 5th or 6th year, which might be added to December or might not be, depending on how the organization uses those dates.

At, Cameroon is the world's 53rd largest country.

* 1919 – Peter Tali Coleman, American politician and 43rd, 51st and 53rd Governor of American Samoa ( d. 1997 )

was the 53rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

* 1874 – James Michael Curley, 53rd Governor of Massachusetts ( d. 1958 )

From 8: 57 to 9: 00 pm, every neon sign and every lightbulb was turned off and all traffic was halted between 42nd Street and 53rd Street, and between 8th Ave and the Avenue of the Americas.

The overwhelming majority of Saskatchewan's population is located in the southern third of the province, south of the 53rd parallel.

The album cover photo was shot at the Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street Subway Station in New York City.

Also in 2010, the QS World University Rankings ranked UiO 100th worldwide, while the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranked UiO 53rd worldwide.

In 1957, a special tournament was held at the 53rd IOC session in Sofia, Bulgaria to support such request.

Wabash was ranked 53rd among all national liberal arts colleges in the 2011 version of the U. S. News & World Report.

* February 20 – Venezuela Crisis of 1895: President Grover Cleveland signs into law a bill resulting from the proposition of House Resolution 252 by William Lindsay Scruggs and Congressman Leonidas Livingston to the third session of the 53rd Congress of the United States of America.

* February 7 – Martin Garzez, 53rd Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller ( b. 1526 )

He is succeeded by John I as the 53rd pope.

Scott was nominated on the 53rd ballot by a margin of 159 – 112 ( with 21 for Webster ), again with a highly sectional vote ; Scott won the North by a 142 – 11 vote ( with 21 for Webster ) while Fillmore won the South by a margin of 101 – 17.

In 1964, the town hosted the fourth Hessentag state festival, it is designated for the 53rd in 2013.

No Distance Left to Run was nominated as Best Long Form Music Video for the 53rd Grammy Awards, Blur's first-ever Grammy nomination.

On Thursday, April 20, 2006, with the Nationals winning 10 – 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies, Robinson got his 1000th win, becoming the 53rd manager to reach that milestone.

At the 53rd British Academy Film Awards, American Beauty won six of the fourteen awards for which it was nominated: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress ( Bening ), Best Cinematography, Best Film Music and Best Editing.

Conquered by the Germans in World War II ( 1940 ), it was liberated in 24 – 27 October 1944 by the British 53rd ( Welsh ) Division. This town was mentioned on ' Who do Think You Are?

In 2005, Simon was saluted as a BMI Icon at the 53rd Annual BMI Pop Awards.

By the 1860s, Steinway had built a new factory at Park Avenue and 53rd Street, the present site of the Seagram Building, where it covered a whole block.

Debuting in June 1948, the show was broadcast from CBS Studio 50, at 1697 Broadway ( at 53rd Street ) in New York City, which in 1967 was renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater ( and is now the home of the Late Show with David Letterman ).

The Steinway factory was then on Fourth Avenue ( now Park Avenue ) and East 53rd Street in Manhattan.

This was Davenport's 53rd career singles title and lifted her to no.

In the movie, the location is made more definite as 53rd Street, adjoining a luxury building that is obviously the River House, which was and is at that location.

The actual Dead End was the corner of East 53rd Street and the East River.

When Abby Rockefeller's son Nelson was selected by the board of trustees to become its flamboyant president in 1939, at the age of thirty, he became the prime instigator and funder of its publicity, acquisitions and subsequent expansion into new headquarters on 53rd Street.

The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and was named by the American Film Institute as the 53rd Greatest Movie of All Time on the 10th Anniversary Edition of the AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list.

It was the 89th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007 ; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2007 ; the 13th most popular name for girls born in Spain in 2006 ; the fifth most popular name for girls born in Sweden in 2007 ; the 94th most popular name for girls born in Belgium in 2006 ; the 53rd most popular name for girls born in Norway in 2007 ; the 70th most popular name for girls born in Hungary in 2005 ; the 19th most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2006 ; the 9th most popular name for girls born in Germany in 2005 and the 1st most popular name in Austria.

* The 53rd IMO was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, July 4 – 16, 2012.

First elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives of the 53rd Congress, Curtis was re-elected for the following six terms.

It was formed in 1810, becoming Kentucky's 53rd county.

The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana.