Born on 16 November 1953

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)

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