At A Glance
30 April 1953 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 April 1953 was a Thursday.
- 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 30 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 April 1953 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 30 April
- 1945 World War II: Soviet soldiers raise the first Soviet flag over the Reichstag. The Victory Banner will be raised the next day.
- 1947 In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
- 1948 In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
- 1957 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
- 1961 K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
Famous people born on 30 April
- Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (born 1985)
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress (born 1982)
- Ana de Armas, Cuban actress (born 1988)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute (born 1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Life in Australia in 1953
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.10
Average House
$3,800
Weekly Wage
$9.50
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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