The following events occurred inSeptember 1953:

• Air France Flight 178, aLockheed L-749A Constellation (registration F-BAZZ) travelling toNice, France, crashed into the side ofMount Cimet in theMaritime Alps 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of its destination. All 42 people on board were killed.^[1]
• The world's first jet-to-jetaerial refueling took place when aUnited States Air Force KB-47 Stratojettanker refueled aB-47 Stratojet bomber.^[2]
• A charter flight operated byRegina Cargo Airlines in the United States involving aDouglas C-47K Skytrain (registration N19941) carrying military personnel fromFort Ord toMcChord Air Force Base, crashed nearVail, Washington, killing all 21 occupants.^[3]
• Died:Jacques Thibaud, 72, French violinist, killed in the crash of Air France Flight 178^[1]

• Born:John Zorn, American composer and saxophonist, in New York City^[4]

• Born:Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French film director, in Roanne^[5]

• ResearchersEugene Aserinsky andNathaniel Kleitman first published the discovery ofrapid eye movement sleep.^[6]

• TheUnited Nations rejected theSoviet Union's proposal to acceptChina as a member.
• Died:
  • Constantin Levaditi, 79, Romanian physician and microbiologist^[7]
  • Clarrie Martin, 53, Australian politician, of a haemorrhage from a duodenal ulcer^[8]

• In theWest German federal election, ChancellorKonrad Adenauer and hisChristian Democratic Union retained power, governing in a broad coalition (two-thirds majority) with most of the minor parties.^[9]
• Walter Winchell, a well-known radio commentator, accusesLucille Ball of having been a member of theCommunist Party.^[10]

• Nikita Khrushchev became head of the SovietCentral Committee.
• Hurricane Carol caused the Panamanian cargo shipEugenia to be driven ashore atProvincetown, Massachusetts, United States. The crew were taken off by means of abreeches buoy.^[11]
• The USfishing vesselLomela was destroyed by fire in theGulf of Alaska approximately 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) southeast ofKodiak, Alaska.^[12]
• Cork defeatedGalway in the final of the1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.^[13]
• Died:Nobuyuki Abe, 77, Japanese politician, Prime Minister 1939-1940^[14]

• The French ocean linerLiberté ran aground atLe Havre but was refloated the same day.^[15]

• The Ecuadorian naval yachtEsmereldas ran aground in theGuayas River; the vessel was a total loss.^[16]
• Rumely v. United States: TheU.S. Supreme Court ruled that indirectlobbying in the United States by distribution of books intended to influence opinion was a public good and not subject to regulation byCongress.^[17]

• The1953 Tour de Hongrie cycle race concluded in Budapest and was won by József Kis-Dala of Hungary.^[18]

• American sopranoHelen Traubel began performing in cabaret at Chicago nightclub Chez Paree.^[19] Later in the month she would leave theMetropolitan Opera, following an ultimatum from the manager of the Met,Rudolf Bing.

• U.S. SenatorJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy marriedJacqueline Lee Bouvier atSt. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.

• The1953 World Championship of Drivers ended with theItalian Grand Prix at Monza. The race was won byJuan Manuel Fangio of Argentina, butAlberto Ascari of Italy retained the championship.^[20]
• Bob Trice became thefirst black player to play baseball for thePhiladelphia Athletics team in the United States.^[21]

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• The Biblical epic filmThe Robe was released in the United States. It was the first film to be released inCinemaScope, a new widescreen format.^[22]
• American Airlines Flight 723, aConvair CV-240-0, attempting to land in fog atAlbany Airport, hit radio masts and crashed, killing all 28 people on board.^[23]

• US NavyTest pilotScott Crossfield reachedMach 1.85 at an altitude of 74,000 feet (22,555 m) in aDouglas Skyrocket.^[24]
• Ernie Banks was introduced as the first African-American to play for theChicago Cubs baseball team in the United States.^[25]

• Died:Charles de Tornaco, 26, Belgian racing driver, in an accident during practice for the Modena Grand Prix^[26]

• Born:Wayne Clark, Australian Test cricketer, in Perth^[27]

• Argentinian driverJuan Manuel Fangio won the1953 Modena Grand Prix.^[28]
• In the United States, theChicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad ceased to operate into Chicago, the service now terminating at the Forest Park terminal.^[29]

• ANorth Korean pilot,No Kum-Sok, defected toSouth Korea. He received a reward that had been offered by the U.S. Far East Command for delivery of an intactMiG-15 fighter plane.^[30]
• The Liberian-registered cargo shipGreenville sank in theAtlantic Ocean; one crew member was lost, and the other 25 people on board were rescued by the French shipÎle de France.^[31]

• In theDanish general election, theSocial Democratic Party retained 74 of the 179 seats, remaining the largest in theFolketing.^[32]
• The Japanese tankerEiho Maru ran aground three times in theRiver Mersey, United Kingdom.^[33]
• Born:Ségolène Royal, French politician and presidential candidate, at the military base ofOuakam,Dakar,French West Africa (Senegal)^[34]

• Francoist Spain and theUnited States of America signed thePact of Madrid, ending a period of virtual isolation for Spain.^[35]

• US boxerRocky Marciano retained his World Heavyweight title bydefeating another American,Roland La Starza, when their New York City bout was stopped in the 11th round.^[36]
• Died:Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba, 74, Spanish aristocrat, diplomat, politician, art collector and Olympic sportsman^[37][38]

• Typhoon Tess made landfall in Japan and killed at least 393 people.^[39]
• Primate of PolandStefan Wyszyński, imprisoned by the Communist government, was placed under house arrest inRywałd.^[40]

• Rationing of raw sugar ended in the UK.^[41]

• RecordTV was launched inBrazil. Afree-to-airtelevision network, it became the first official regular broadcasting service inSão Paulo.^[42]

• Resort Airlines Flight 1081, aCurtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando (registration N66534) – crashed on approach toStandiford Field inLouisville, Kentucky, United States. The crash and resultant fire killed 25 of the 41 people on board.^[43]
• Died:Edwin Hubble, 63, US astronomer, ofcerebral thrombosis^[44]

• The British Royal Navy destroyerHMS Tyrian ran aground in theNorth Sea offCromer,Norfolk, England, but was later refloated.^[45]
• Died:Ernst Reuter, 64, German politician and incumbent Mayor of West Berlin, of a heart attack. US PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower referred to him as "a rare combination of talents".^[46]

• Social Democrat leaderHans Hedtoft replacedErik Eriksen asPrime Minister of Denmark.^[47]
• The USfishing vesselSortland was destroyed by fire atDriftwood Bay on the coast of theKenai Peninsula in theTerritory of Alaska.^[48]
• The decommissioned US Navy frigateUSS Rockford was sunk as atorpedo target.

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