Born on 21 June 1953

At A Glance

21 June 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

21 June 1953 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Till I Waltz Again With You” by Teresa Brewer 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 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 June 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 21 June

• 1942 World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner.
• 1945 World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.
• 1952 The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
• 1957 Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
• 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.

Famous people born on 21 June

• William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
• Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979)
• Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
• Edward Snowden, American activist and academic (born 1983)

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