At A Glance

15 January 1953 at a glance

Day of the week
15 January 1953 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1953
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1953 was Peter Pan.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 January 1953 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 January 1953 was New Moon.

On this day: 15 January

  • 1943 World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
  • 1943 The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington County, Virginia.
  • 1949 Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist government.
  • 1962 The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
  • 1962 Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.

Famous people born on 15 January

  • Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer (born 1968)
  • Dove Cameron, American actress and singer (born 1996)
  • Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (1929–1968)
  • Pitbull, American rapper and producer (born 1981)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1953 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1953 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 January – The Sinn Féin party decided to contest all twelve constituencies in the next Westminster elections in Northern Ireland.
  • 15 March – Up to ten thousand civil servants marched on O'Connell Street in Dublin demanding a just wage.
  • 1 May – The first television transmitter in Ireland was brought into service by the BBC at Glencairn.
More events of 1953 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1953

Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera

Petrol (per litre)

1s 10d/gal

Loaf of Bread

5½d

Average House

£1,500

Weekly Wage

£3 15s

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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s

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Pierce Brosnan16 May 1953ActorView their day →Brendan Gleeson29 March 1955ActorView their day →Fiona Shaw10 July 1958ActressView their day →Gabriel Byrne12 May 1950ActorView their day →Colm Meaney30 May 1953ActorView their day →Bob Geldof5 October 1951Singer-songwriter & political activistView their day →Catherine Connolly5 November 1955President of IrelandView their day →Shane MacGowan25 December 1957Singer-songwriterView their day →

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