At A Glance
4 September 1953 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 September 1953 was a Friday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)” by Percy Faith 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 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 September 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 September 1953 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 4 September
- 1944 World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
- 1948 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.
- 1950 Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
- 1951 The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference.
- 1957 American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: The governor of Arkansas calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School, resulting in the lawsuit Cooper v. Aaron the following year.
Famous people born on 4 September
- Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
- Wes Bentley, American actor and producer (born 1978)
- Max Greenfield, American actor (born 1979)
- Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (1973–2022)
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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