Born on 24 May 1953

At A Glance

24 May 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

24 May 1953 was a Sunday.

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 24 May is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 24 May 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 24 May

• 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
• 1956 The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
• 1958 United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
• 1960 Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
• 1961 American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.

Famous people born on 24 May

• Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
• Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate (born 1941)
• Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman (born 1945)
• Alfred Molina, English actor (born 1953)

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