Born on 7 March 1953

At A Glance

7 March 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

7 March 1953 was a Saturday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Because You're Mine” recorded by Mario Lanza and Nat "King" Cole 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 March is Pisces.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 7 March 1953 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 7 March

• 1921 The short-lived socialist Labin Republic is proclaimed.
• 1931 The Parliament House of Finland is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.
• 1945 World War II: The American 9th Armored Division unexpectedly captures an intact bridge over the Rhine.
• 1965 Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
• 1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.

Famous people born on 7 March

• Bret Easton Ellis, American author and screenwriter (born 1964)
• Rachel Weisz, English actress (born 1970)
• Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer (born 1944)
• Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer (born 1956)

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