Born on 9 December 1953

At A Glance

9 December 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

9 December 1953 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Anna (The Baion)” by Silvana Mangano 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 9 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 9 December 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 9 December 1953 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 December

• 1946 The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
• 1950 Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
• 1953 Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.
• 1960 The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
• 1961 Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.

Famous people born on 9 December

• Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (1916–2020)
• John Malkovich, American actor and producer (born 1953)
• Judi Dench, English actress (born 1934)
• Sonia Gandhi, Italian-Indian politician (born 1946)

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