Born on 19 July 1953

At A Glance

19 July 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

19 July 1953 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Oh Happy Day” recorded by Lawrence Welk and The Four Knights 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 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 19 July 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 19 July 1953 was First Quarter.

On this day: 19 July

• 1952 Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
• 1957 The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh is published.
• 1961 Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
• 1963 Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
• 1964 Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.

Famous people born on 19 July

• Demi Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1950–2022)
• Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyiv (born 1971)
• Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
• Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor (born 1976)

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