Born on 16 May 1953

At A Glance

16 May 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

16 May 1953 was a Saturday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” recorded by Red Foley and Perry Como 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 16 May is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 16 May 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 16 May 1953 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 16 May

• 1951 The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
• 1954 Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag.
• 1959 The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
• 1960 Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
• 1961 Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.

Famous people born on 16 May

• Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer (born 1953)
• Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress (born 1977)
• Megan Fox, American actress (born 1986)
• Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1966)

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