Born on 25 February 1953

At A Glance

25 February 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

25 February 1953 was a Wednesday.

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 25 February is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 25 February 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 25 February 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 February

• 1941 The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
• 1947 The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
• 1948 In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic.
• 1951 The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
• 1956 In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.

Famous people born on 25 February

• Carrot Top, American comedian (born 1965)
• George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (1943–2001)
• Rashida Jones, American actress and writer (born 1976)
• Téa Leoni, American actress (born 1966)

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