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October 25, 1953

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Headlines from October 25, 1953

REMEMBER? ACTORS!; An Old Art Is Livened in 'The Actress' and 'So Big'

By Bosley Crowther

THERE isn't enough enthusiasm for acting -- just good old acting -- these days. The enthusiasm is mostly for entertainers, and most of that is for the ones on TV. As a consequence, many fine performances by actors of substance and skill are being passed up by those who used to go to movies or are being taken as a matter of course by those who do.

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Notable Births

1953Daniele Bagnoli, Italian volleyball coach[โ€ ]

Daniele Bagnoli was an Italian volleyball coach.

1953Jasem Yaqoub, Kuwaiti footballer[โ€ ]

Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He represented the Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Notable Deaths

Holger Pedersen (linguist)

1953Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist and academic (born 1867)[โ€ ]

Holger Pedersen was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about thirty authoritative works concerning several languages. He was born in Gelballe, Denmark, and died in Hellerup, next to Copenhagen.

Historical Context for October 25, 1953

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