Born on 20 May 1953

At A Glance

20 May 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

20 May 1953 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” recorded by Red Foley and Perry Como 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 May is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 May 1953 was First Quarter.

On this day: 20 May

• 1941 World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete.
• 1943 The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period (radiocarbon-dated c. 3928–3651 BC), is discovered near Luttra, Sweden.
• 1948 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
• 1949 In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
• 1964 Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.

Famous people born on 20 May

• Enes Kanter Freedom, Turkish basketball player (born 1992)
• Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, English journalist and author (born 1964)
• Cher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
• Timothy Olyphant, American actor and producer (born 1968)

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