Born on 23 June 1953

At A Glance

23 June 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

23 June 1953 was a Tuesday.

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 23 June is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 23 June 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 June

• 1947 The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
• 1951 The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.
• 1956 The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
• 1959 Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
• 1960 The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.

Famous people born on 23 June

• Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1894–1972)
• Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954)
• Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager (born 1972)
• Joel Edgerton, Australian actor (born 1974)

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