Mindy Sterling, American actress
Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers film series (1997–2002), and starred in the web series Con Man (2015–2017), the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She also provided the voices of Ms. Endive in the Cartoon Network series Chowder (2007–10), and the voice of Lin Beifong in the Nickelodeon series The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), and had recurring roles as Miss Francine Briggs on the Nickelodeon series iCarly (2007–12), Principal Susan Skidmore on the Disney Channel series A.N.T. Farm (2011–13), and Linda Schwartz on the ABC series The Goldbergs (2017–present).
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Events on 1953
- 28Feb
Francis Crick
James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2). - 6Mar
Joseph Stalin
Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. - 8Apr
Jomo Kenyatta
Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers. - 19Aug
1953 Iranian coup d'état
Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. - 30Oct
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves the top secret document National Security Council Paper No. 162/2, which states that the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons must be maintained and expanded to counter the communist threat.