Born on 7 October 1953

At A Glance

7 October 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

7 October 1953 was a Wednesday.

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 7 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

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

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 7 October 1953 was New Moon.

On this day: 7 October

• 1949 The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
• 1950 Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
• 1958 The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
• 1958 The U.S. crewed space-flight project is renamed to Project Mercury.
• 1959 The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.

Famous people born on 7 October

• Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia (born 1952)
• Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor (born 1979)
• Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer (born 1959)
• John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1951)

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