Born on 7 June 1953

At A Glance

7 June 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

7 June 1953 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Till I Waltz Again With You” by Teresa Brewer 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 7 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 7 June 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 7 June 1953 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 7 June

• 1945 King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.
• 1946 The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of World War II.
• 1948 Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
• 1955 Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
• 1962 The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.

Famous people born on 7 June

• Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (1958–2016)
• Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor (born 1952)
• Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor (born 1940)
• Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (1917–1995)

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