Born on 23 July 1953

At A Glance

23 July 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

23 July 1953 was a Thursday.

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 23 July is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 23 July 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 23 July 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 July

• 1945 The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain, the former president of Vichy France begin.
• 1952 General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
• 1961 The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
• 1962 Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
• 1962 The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.

Famous people born on 23 July

• Woody Harrelson, American actor and activist (born 1961)
• Daniel Radcliffe, English actor (born 1989)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (1967–2014)
• Kathryn Hahn, American actress (born 1973)

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