Born on 6 February 1953

At A Glance

6 February 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

6 February 1953 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“You Belong to Me” recorded by Jo Stafford and Dean Martin 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 6 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1953 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 6 February 1953 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 6 February

• 1934 Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
• 1944 World War II: The Great Raids Against Helsinki begins.
• 1951 The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
• 1959 Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
• 1959 At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.

Famous people born on 6 February

• Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
• Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
• Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
• Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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