1953 in South Korea
Events from the year 1953 in South Korea.
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| See also: | Other events of 1953 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1953 in North Korea | ||||
Incumbents
- President: Rhee Syng-man
- Vice President: Ham Tae-young
- Prime Minister: Paik Too-chin (until 24 April), Paik Too-chin (starting 24 April)
Events
- 9 January – According to South Korea's Coast Guard official confirmed report, a passenger ferry Changgyeong-ho capsized off the coast of Busan, and 229 persons perished.[1]
- 1 August – Cheil Jedang (now CJ CheilJedang), a food manufacturer, was founded.[2][3]
- The Korea Herald newspaper was founded.
- 1 October – The Mutual Defense Treaty (United States–South Korea) was signed,
Births
- 18 January - Chon Song-Cha.
- 22 January - Myung-whun Chung, Korean conductor and pianist
- 24 January - Moon Jae-in.
- 29 January - Hwang Woo-suk.
- 25 February -Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
- 10 March - Cho Hun-hyun. Go (game) player.
- 5 April - Tae Jin-ah, South Korean singer
- 22 May - Cha Bum-kun.
- 28 May - Moon Sung-keun, Korean actor
- 27 July - Chung Dong-young, Korean politician
- 18 August - Bae Cheol-soo, Korean musician and radio host
- 28 October - Park Yeong-gyu, Korean actor
- 13 December - Dokgo Young-jae, Korean actor
Death
- 17 April - Yi Si-yeong, Korean independence activist
References
- https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1953011100209102001&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1953-01-11&officeId=00020&pageNo=2&printNo=9090&publishType=00010
- https://news.g-enews.com/ko-kr/news/article/news_all/202008270839259403442088f476_1/article.html?md=20200827084603_R
- https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0004898043
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