Born on 21 July 1953

At A Glance

21 July 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

21 July 1953 was a Tuesday.

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 21 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 July 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 21 July

• 1949 The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
• 1954 First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
• 1959 NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.
• 1959 Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
• 1960 Sirimavo Bandaranaike is sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

Famous people born on 21 July

• Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
• Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
• Juno Temple, English actress (born 1989)
• Josh Hartnett, American actor (born 1978)

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