Born on 29 May 1953

At A Glance

29 May 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

29 May 1953 was a Friday.

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 29 May is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 29 May 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 29 May 1953 was Full Moon.

On this day: 29 May

• 1948 United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
• 1950 The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• 1953 Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.
• 1964 The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
• 1964 Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh has rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality".

Famous people born on 29 May

• Annette Bening, American actress (born 1958)
• John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1917–1963)
• Riley Keough, American model and actress (born 1989)
• Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1953)

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