Timeline September 1953

Events in September 1953 5

• 1889 – 1953 Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) Died 28 September 1953, aged 63 Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer whose observations demonstrated that the universe contains galaxies beyond the Milky Way and that it is expanding. His work provided the observational basis for the Big Bang theory and reshaped modern cosmology. The Hubble Space Telescope was later named in his honor.
• 1953 The Drifters release Money Honey Number one R&B Their first big hit.
• 1953 – 2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953-2001) Died 9 September 2001, aged 48 Massoud was a guerrilla commander who fought the Soviet occupation in the 1980s and then led the Northern Alliance against the Taliban through the 1990s. Known as the Lion of Panjshir, he controlled the last significant resistance to Taliban rule. He was killed by suicide bombers posing as journalists two days before the 9/11 attacks.
• 1953 Khrushchev Becomes Soviet First Secretary Rise to power after Stalin Nikita Khrushchev was named First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, emerging as the dominant figure in the leadership struggle following Stalin's death. He would consolidate power over the following years and later denounce Stalin's crimes in his 1956 Secret Speech. His appointment marked a major shift in Soviet politics.
• 1953 No Kum-sok defects with a MiG-15 Kimpo Air Base, South Korea North Korean pilot No Kum-sok lands his MiG-15 at Kimpo, giving the US its first intact example. He had not known of the 100,000-dollar reward offered for one.