Born on 19 January 1953

At A Glance

19 January 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

19 January 1953 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“You Belong to Me” recorded by Jo Stafford and Dean Martin 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 19 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 19 January 1953 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 19 January 1953 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 19 January

• 1942 World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
• 1945 World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation.
• 1946 General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
• 1953 Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States are tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
• 1960 Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty

Famous people born on 19 January

• Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2026)
• Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (1944–2026)
• Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018)
• Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (1809–1849)

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