June 2, 1953
Doctors' plot — 1950s antisemitic campaign by Stalin in the Soviet Union
1953 South American Championship — football tournament
1953 Formula One season — sports season
1953 Cannes Film Festival — film festival edition
EuroBasket 1953 — 1953 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket
Ferenc Puskás Stadium — football stadium in Budapest, Hungary
1953 Argentine Grand Prix — first round of the 1953 Formula One World Drivers' Championship
North Sea flood of 1953 — late January-early February 1953 North sea flood storm
Series of riots against the Qadiyanis
1953 Greek-Turkish-Yugoslav cooperation treaty