At A Glance
16 November 1953 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 November 1953 was a Monday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Vaya con Dios” by Les Paul & Mary Ford 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 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 November 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 November 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 16 November
- 1944 World War II: In support of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, the town of Düren is destroyed by Allied aircraft.
- 1944 The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki.
- 1945 UNESCO is founded.
- 1965 Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
- 1966 The Temptations release their Greatest Hits album, which goes on to be the Billboard Year-End R&B album of 1967.
Famous people born on 16 November
- Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
- Tiberius, Roman emperor (born -42)
- Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic (1948–2026)
- Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (1907–1997)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Life in Australia in 1953
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.10
Average House
$3,800
Weekly Wage
$9.50
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