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July 1953

1953JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberThe following events occurred in July 1953: July 1, 1953 (Wednesday)20th Century Fox released Howard Hawks's musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.July 2, 1953 (Thursday)In the UK, in the Birmingham Edgbaston by-election, brought about by the elevation of Conservative MP, Peter Bennett, to the peerage, retained the seat for the Conservatives.July 3, 1953 (Friday)The first ascent of Nanga Parbat in the Pakistan Himalayas, the world's ninth highest mountain, was made by Austrian climber Hermann Buhl alone on a .July 4, 1953 (Saturday)On the final day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, UK, Vic Seixas of the United States defeated Danish player Kurt Nielsen to win the Men's singles competition.Japanese Crown Prince Akhito arrived in Rome for an official visit; he met the Italian president Luigi Einaudi at the Quirinal Palace, and (July 6) Pope Pius XII in Vatican.July 5, 1953 (Sunday)The Vasil Levski National Stadium opened in Sofia, Bulgaria.In the Reims-Gueux circuit, in what was known as the "race of the century", Mike Hawthorn, on Ferrari, won the 1953 French Gran Prix after a thrilling duel with Juan Manuel Fangio, on Maserati.Died: Titta Ruffo, 77, Italian baritoneJuly 6, 1953 (Monday)For the first time, an airplane traveled the London-Paris route in less than twenty minutes.

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