Born on 4 January 1953

At A Glance

4 January 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

4 January 1953 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart” recorded by Vera Lynn and Eddy Howard 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 4 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 4 January 1953 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 4 January 1953 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 4 January

• 1948 Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic.
• 1951 Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time.
• 1956 The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
• 1958 Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit.
• 1959 Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.

Famous people born on 4 January

• Derrick Henry, American football player (born 1994)
• Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991)
• Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player (born 2004)
• Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress (born 2005)

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