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December 2, 1953 (Wednesday)
The United Kingdom and Iran reform diplomatic relations.
December 3, 1953 (Thursday)
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December 4, 1953 (Friday)
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December 5, 1953 (Saturday)
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December 6, 1953 (Sunday)
With the NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini performs what he claims is his favorite Beethoven symphony, Eroica, for the last time. The live performance is broadcast nationwide on radio, and later released on records and CD.
December 7, 1953 (Monday)
A visit to Iran by American Vice President Richard Nixon sparks several days of riots, as an reaction to the August 19 overthrow of the government of Mohammed Mossadegh by the US-backed Shah. Three students are shot dead by police in Tehran. This event becomes an annual commemoration.
December 8, 1953 (Tuesday)
U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his Atoms for Peace address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
December 9, 1953 (Wednesday)
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December 10, 1953 (Thursday)
Albert Schweitzer is given the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
December 11, 1953 (Friday)
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December 12, 1953 (Saturday)
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December 13, 1953 (Sunday)
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December 14, 1953 (Monday)
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December 15, 1953 (Tuesday)
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December 16, 1953 (Wednesday)
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December 17, 1953 (Thursday)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approves color television (using the NTSC standard).
December 18, 1953 (Friday)
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December 19, 1953 (Saturday)
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December 20, 1953 (Sunday)
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December 21, 1953 (Monday)
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December 22, 1953 (Tuesday)
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December 23, 1953 (Wednesday)
The Soviet Union announces officially that Lavrentiy Beria has been executed.
December 24, 1953 (Thursday)
Tangiwai disaster: A railway bridge collapses at Tangiwai, New Zealand, sending a fully loaded passenger train into the Whangaehu River; 151 are killed.
December 25, 1953 (Friday)
The Amami Islands are returned to Japan after 8 years of United States military occupation.
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