1953
February | First appearance of Carl Brandon. |
Whitsun | Coroncon (Eastercon). |
May | 7th Fandom "organized" at HECon. |
May 16–17 | Midwestcon 4. |
May 19 | Great WSFA Farewell Party. |
June 2 | Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth II. |
July | First issue of Geis's Psychotic |
July 27 | Korean War armistice. |
September 5–7 (Labor Day) | Philcon II (Worldcon), first Hugo Awards. |
Toronto Derelicts appear. | |
Introduction of Crottled Greeps to fandom. | |
Slant ceases publication. | |
Joel Nydahl pubs Vegannish and gafiates with Nydahl's Disease. |
See: Juanita Coulson's Reminiscence of Fandom in 1953
and Robert Silverberg Comments on Juanita Coulson's 1953 Article
Births and Deaths:
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Onetime conventions:
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Bids:
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Publications started or ended:
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Publishers founded or closed:
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Awards made, started or ended:
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Clubs founded or disbanded:
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Fanhistory:
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New fanspeak coined:
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Miscellaneous:
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Asia:
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Australia:
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Britain:
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Canada:
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Europe:
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Ireland:
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New Zealand:
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US:
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