Born on 24 July 1953

At A Glance

24 July 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

24 July 1953 was a Friday.

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 24 July is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 24 July 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 24 July

• 1950 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
• 1959 At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
• 1963 The ship Bluenose II is launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
• 1966 Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap.
• 1967 During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.

Famous people born on 24 July

• Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1969)
• Rose Byrne, Australian actress (born 1979)
• Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress (born 1982)
• Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1954)

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