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Pres Eisenhower faces breaking 1st tie in Fed Tariff Comm, glass indus case
Escapes assassination attempt
Gen Hull to succeed Gen Clark as US Far East Command chief
US-Brit accord reptd on avoiding new debate; speculation on Vishinsky, Communist China and NK moves
Impellitteri s on Adm achievements in making city better place to live, TV; pledges further efforts if elected
1953Nan Goldin, American photographer[†]
Nancy Goldin is an American photographer and activist. Her work explores in snapshot-style the emotions of the individual, in intimate relationships, and the bohemian LGBT subcultural communities, especially dealing with the devastating HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Her most notable work is The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. In the slideshow and monograph (1986) Goldin portrayed her chosen "family", meanwhile documenting the post-punk and gay subcultures. She is a founding member of the advocacy group P.A.I.N. against the opioid epidemic. She lives and works in New York City.
1953James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (born 1869)[†]
James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, styled Marquess of Hamilton between 1885 and 1913, was a British peer and Unionist politician. He was the first Governor of Northern Ireland, a post he held between 1922 and 1945.
1953Hugo Schmeisser, German engineer (born 1884)[†]
Hugo Schmeisser was a German developer of 20th century infantry weapons.
1953Lewis Stone, American actor (born 1879)[†]
Lewis Shepard Stone was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular Andy Hardy film series. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for his performance as Russian Count Pahlen in The Patriot. Stone was also cast in seven films with Greta Garbo, including in the role of Doctor Otternschlag in the 1932 drama Grand Hotel.
1953U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.[†]
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.
In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]