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August 17, 1953

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Historical Context for August 17, 1953

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

Notable Births

Mick Malthouse

1953Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach[†]

Michael Raymond Malthouse is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Herta Müller

1953Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate[†]

Herta Müller is a Romanian-German novelist, poet, essayist and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was born in Nițchidorf, Timiș County in Romania; her native languages are German and Romanian. Since the early 1990s, she has been internationally established, and her works have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Korrie Layun Rampan

1953Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (died 2015)[†]

Korrie Layun Rampan was an Indonesian novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, journalist, and politician.

Kevin Rowland

1953Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Kevin Rowland is a British singer and musician best known as the frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners. The band had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Historical Events

Narcotics Anonymous

1953First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.[†]

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), founded in 1953, describes itself as a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem." Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied substance use disorders and is the second-largest 12-step organization, after 12-step pioneer Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Headlines from August 17, 1953

U. S. DUE TO ACCEPT A SEAT FOR RUSSIA AT KOREAN PARLEY; Compromise Resolution to Be Introduced as U. N. Reopens Session This Afternoon Lodge Announces Agreement to Back U.N. Compromise U. S. ACCEPTS PLAN ON FAR EAST TALKS

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

US agrees to back compromise resolution recommending USSR role in pol conf if 'other side' desires it; Lodge and Brit repr differ on significance; US bars role for India; silent on whether it will vote against or abstain; reprs of 16 Allies conf, NYC; speculation on USSR moves; Lodge, Jebb illus

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MORE RED P. O. W.'S STONED NEAR INCHON; Angry South Koreans Attack U. N. Trucks -- Exchange Releases 73 Americans MORE RED P. O. W.'S INJURED IN KOREA

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

NKs en route to Panmunjom hurl boots and canteens at SKs along rds; chant Communist songs; SKs retaliate, throw stones; injure 160 and 9 UN guards; Big Switch continues; 73 Amers, 2 Japanese employed by US personnel, 75 Britons and 250 SKs freed; mix-up in roster of SKs reptd; Armistice Comm repts totals exchd; freed POWs rept harsh treatment

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