1953 in South Korea

none 1953 South Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg 80px Other events in 1953Years in South KoreaTimeline of Korean history1953 in North Korea Events from the year 1953 in South 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.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 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리 1 August – Cheil Jedang (now CJ CheilJedang), a food manufacturer, was founded.https://news.g-enews.com/ko-kr/news/article/news_all/202008270839259403442088f476_1/article.html?md=20200827084603_R Cj 코로나 리스크를 사업 포트폴리오로 헷지 27 August 2020https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0004898043 강신표 교수 가족생활사로 보는 근현대사 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, former South Korean president 29 January - Hwang Woo-suk, veterinarian 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, former football manager and player 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 See also List of South Korean films of 1953 Years in Japan Years in North Korea References 1953 in South Korea Category:Years of the 20th century in South Korea Category:1950s in South Korea South Korea