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Births on October 7

Tico Torres
1953Oct, 7

Tico Torres

Tico Torres, American drummer
Hector Juan Samuel "Tico" Torres (born October 7, 1953) is an American musician, artist, and entrepreneur, best known as the drummer, percussionist, and a songwriter for American rock band Bon Jovi. In 2018, Torres was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi.

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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.