Born on 18 August 1953

At A Glance

18 August 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

18 August 1953 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” by Patti Page 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 18 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 18 August 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 18 August 1953 was First Quarter.

On this day: 18 August

• 1945 Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.
• 1945 Soviet-Japanese War: Battle of Shumshu: Soviet forces land at Takeda Beach on Shumshu Island and launch the Battle of Shumshu; the Soviet Union's Invasion of the Kuril Islands commences.
• 1949 Kemi strike: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland.
• 1958 Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
• 1958 Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors.

Famous people born on 18 August

• Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer (1936–2025)
• Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (1952–2009)
• Edward Norton, American actor (born 1969)
• Kaitlin Olson, American actress and comedian (born 1975)

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