Events from the year 1953 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 42 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
Events
January
September
- 10 September â Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. was established in Taiwan.
November
Births
- 1 January â Lu Chia-chen, member of Legislative Yuan (2008âÂÂ2016)
- 5 February â Wei Kuo-yen, Minister of Environmental Protection Administration (2014âÂÂ2016)
- 12 February â Katharine Chang, Chairperson of Straits Exchange Foundation (2018âÂÂ2020)
- 22 February â Tan Ai-chen, actress
- 12 March â Chiang Mu-tsai, manager of Chinese Taipei national football team (1994âÂÂ2000)
- 16 March â Lee Ying-yuan, Minister of Environmental Protection Administration (2016âÂÂ2018)
- 5 April â Shu Chin-chiang, Chairperson of Taiwan Solidarity Union (2005âÂÂ2006)
- 12 April
- Chiu Kuo-cheng, Director-General of National Security Bureau
- Wu Hsing-kuo, actor
- 6 May â Lee Chu-feng, Magistrate of Kinmen County (2001âÂÂ2009)
- 24 May â Chen Wei-zen, Minister of the Interior (2014âÂÂ2016)
- 13 June â Hsu Ming-tsai, Mayor of Hsinchu City (2009âÂÂ2014)
- 29 June â Teresa Teng, singer
- 10 July â Su Chih-fen, Magistrate of Yunlin County (2005âÂÂ2014)
- 17 July â Chiau Wen-yan, member of 8th Legislative Yuan
- 21 July â Sylvia Chang, actress, writer, singer, producer and director
- 20 August â Fong Fei-fei, former singer and actress
- 22 August â Huang Chao-shun, member of Legislative Yuan
- 20 September â Lai Feng-wei, Magistrate of Penghu County
- 24 October â Shih Szu, actress
- 25 October â Ding Kung-wha, Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission (2016)
- 10 November â Chen Bao-ji, Minister of Council of Agriculture (2012âÂÂ2016)
Deaths
- 7 February â Ye Zhao, 60âÂÂ61, general.
- 9 March â Huo Kuizhang, 51, general.
- 23 June â Li Wenfan, 68, politician.
- 30 October â Wu Zhihui, 88, linguist (Bopomofo), philosopher, and politician.
- 19 November â Wu Tiecheng, 65, politician, Vice Premier of the Republic of China (1948).
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