Internal Affairs Min frees 15 drs seized in Jan for plotting to kill USSR leaders; says evidence false and obtained by 'impermissible' and 'forbidden' methods; blames former State Security Min; arrests persons for 'incorrect conduct' of probe; decoration for accuser Dr Timashuk revoked; freed drs listed

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Notable Births

1953Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician (died 2022)^[†]

Robert "Bob" Bertrand was a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec.

1953Henry Fotheringham, South African cricketer^[†]

Henry Richard Fotheringham is a retired South African cricketer.

1953Simcha Jacobovici, Canadian director, producer, journalist, and author^[†]

Simcha Jacobovici is a Canadian–Israeli journalist and documentary filmmaker. While several scholars consider him to be a pseudo-archeologist and pseudo-historian, the New York Times dubbed him a modern-day “Indiana Jones”.

1953Sammy Wilson, Northern Irish politician, 31st Lord Mayor of Belfast^[†]

Samuel Wilson is a British politician who has served as Chief Whip of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the House of Commons since 2019. Wilson has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim since 2005.

1953Chen Yi, Chinese violinist and composer^[†]

Chen Yi is a Chinese-American composer of contemporary classical music and violinist. Chen Yi has earned global fame as a prolific composer who integrates Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. She was the first Chinese woman to receive a Master of Arts (M.A.) in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Chen was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Si Ji, and has received awards from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2010, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School and in 2012, she was awarded the Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2019.

Notable Deaths

1953Carol II of Romania (born 1893)^[†]

Carol II was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 following a coup that deposed his son until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. As the eldest son of King Ferdinand I, he was crown prince from the death of his granduncle, King Carol I, in 1914 until he was forced to renounce his right to the throne in 1925.

Historical Context for April 4, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people^[†]