Born on 21 January 1953

At A Glance

21 January 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

21 January 1953 was a Wednesday.

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 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 21 January 1953 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 January 1953 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 21 January

• 1948 The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
• 1950 American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
• 1951 The catastrophic eruption of Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea claims 2,942 lives.
• 1954 The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
• 1960 Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board.

Famous people born on 21 January

• Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway (born 2004)
• Geena Davis, American actress and producer (born 1956)
• Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (1869–1916)
• IShowSpeed, American YouTuber and online streamer (born 2005)

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