October 1953
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The following events occurred in October 1953:
October 4, 1953 (Sunday)
Rob Ellis was born on this day in Bromley Kent
October 5, 1953 (Monday)
- Earl Warren is appointed Chief Justice of the United States by U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- The first meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held (the first planning session was held August 17).
October 6, 1953 (Tuesday)
- UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, is made a permanent specialized agency of the United Nations.
October 9, 1953 (Friday)
- West German federal election, 1953: Konrad Adenauer is re-elected as German chancellor.
- The British Guiana constitution is suspended.
October 10, 1953 (Saturday)
- Roland (Monty) Burton wins the 1953 London to Christchurch air race in under 23 hours flying time.
- The Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
October 12, 1953 (Monday)
- The play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial opens at Plymouth Theatre, New York.
October 22, 1953 (Thursday)
- Laos becomes independent from France.
October 23, 1953 (Friday)
- Alto Broadcasting System in the Philippines makes the first television broadcast in southeast Asia through DZAQ-TV. Alto Broadcasting System is the predecessor of what will later become ABS-CBN Corporation.
October 30, 1953 (Friday)
- Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document of the United States National Security Council NSC 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat.
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