Born on 24 February 1953

At A Glance

24 February 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

24 February 1953 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“You Belong to Me” recorded by Jo Stafford and Dean Martin 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 24 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 24 February 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 24 February 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 24 February

• 1942 Voice of America makes its first broadcast.
• 1942 The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25.
• 1943 World War II: First large-scale protest march resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany.
• 1946 Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.
• 1949 The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Famous people born on 24 February

• Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (1955–2011)
• Jessica Pegula, American tennis player (born 1994)
• Nani, Indian actor and film producer (born 1984)
• Daniel Kaluuya, English actor (born 1989)

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