Born on 25 May 1953

At A Glance

25 May 1953 at a glance

Day of the week

25 May 1953 was a Monday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “I Believe” by Frankie Laine.

Top Film of 1953

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.

Star sign

The star sign for 25 May is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 25 May 1953 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 25 May 1953 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 May

• 1946 The Emirate of Transjordan becomes independent from the United Kingdom as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan after ratifying the Treaty of London and making their Amir, Abdullah I, their King.
• 1953 Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test.
• 1953 The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston.
• 1955 First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
• 1961 Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, that the United States "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

Famous people born on 25 May

• Ian McKellen, English actor (born 1939)
• Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (born 1976)
• Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
• Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (1886–1945)

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