At A Glance
24 February 1953 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 February 1953 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” by Perry Como.
- Top Film of 1953
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 February 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 February 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 24 February
- 1942 Voice of America makes its first broadcast.
- 1942 The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25.
- 1943 World War II: First large-scale protest march resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany.
- 1946 Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.
- 1949 The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Famous people born on 24 February
- Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (1955–2011)
- Jessica Pegula, American tennis player (born 1994)
- Nani, Indian actor and film producer (born 1984)
- Daniel Kaluuya, English actor (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1953 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1953 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 13 April – Ian Fleming publishes his first James Bond novel, Casino Royale.
- 16 April – The Queen launches the Royal Yacht Britannia at John Brown & Company shipbuilders on the Clyde.
- 2 June – The Times exclusively carries James Morris's scoop of the conquest of Mount Everest by a British expedition on 29 May.
Life in 1953
Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
7p
Loaf of Bread
5p
Average House
£1,891
Weekly Wage
£8.90
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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