Born on 21 February 1953

At A Glance

21 February 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

21 February 1953 was a Saturday.

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 21 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 21 February 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 February 1953 was First Quarter.

On this day: 21 February

• 1947 In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
• 1948 NASCAR is incorporated.
• 1952 The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
• 1952 The Bengali language movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
• 1958 The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.

Famous people born on 21 February

• Harald V, King of Norway (1937–2026)
• Elliot Page, Canadian actor (born 1987)
• Sophie Turner, English actress (born 1996)
• Alan Rickman, English actor and director (1946–2016)

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