Born on 20 July 1953

At A Glance

20 July 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

20 July 1953 was a Monday.

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 20 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 July 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 July 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 20 July

• 1949 The Israel–Syria Mixed Armistice Commission brokers the last of four ceasefire agreements to end the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
• 1950 Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
• 1950 After a month-long campaign, the majority of North Korea's Air Force was destroyed by anti-communist forces.
• 1954 Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
• 1960 The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.

Famous people born on 20 July

• Haakon VIII (born 1973)
• Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1964–2017)
• Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (born 1988)
• Natalie Wood, American actress (1938–1981)

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