Born on 21 September 1953

At A Glance

21 September 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

21 September 1953 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)” by Percy Faith 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 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 September 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 21 September

• 1942 The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews from Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
• 1942 The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska.
• 1942 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
• 1953 Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.
• 1964 Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.

Famous people born on 21 September

• Stephen King, American author and screenwriter (born 1947)
• Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter (born 1972)
• Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950)
• Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer (born 1999)

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