Born on 26 April 1953

At A Glance

26 April 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

26 April 1953 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Takes Two to Tango” recorded by Louis Armstrong and Pearl Bailey 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 26 April is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 26 April 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for April is Diamond.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 26 April 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 26 April

• 1954 The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
• 1954 The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia.
• 1956 SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
• 1958 Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68 years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
• 1960 Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule.

Famous people born on 26 April

• Channing Tatum, American actor and producer (born 1980)
• Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1958)
• Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 47th First Lady of the United States (born 1970)
• Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1933)

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