At A Glance
4 October 1953 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 October 1953 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Terry's Theme from "Limelight" (Eternally)” by Frank Chacksfield 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 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 October 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 October 1953 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 4 October
- 1941 Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis character debuts on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
- 1957 Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- 1958 The current constitution of France is adopted.
- 1965 Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas.
- 1966 Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
Famous people born on 4 October
- Dakota Johnson, American actress (born 1989)
- Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress (born 1983)
- Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist (born 1946)
- Liev Schreiber, American actor and director (born 1967)
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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