Born on 14 December 1953

At A Glance

14 December 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

14 December 1953 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by Jimmy Boyd was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1953

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.

Star sign

The star sign for 14 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 14 December 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 14 December 1953 was First Quarter.

On this day: 14 December

• 1948 Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
• 1955 Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.
• 1958 The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
• 1960 Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
• 1962 NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.

Famous people born on 14 December

• George VI (1895–1952)
• Raphinha, Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
• Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster (born 1979)
• Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer (born 1988)

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