July 17, 1953, was a Friday. It was 71 years, 3 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.
The best-selling single on July 17, 1953 was "The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra.
This date occurred 26,044 days ago. Approximately 868 months have passed. It was the 198th day of 1953, in week 29. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on July 17, 1953, are now 71 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 289 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is July 17, 1953, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Cancer. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1953 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In music, the song "The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra is the best-selling record at the moment. Dwight David Eisenhower is the President of the United States, and Winston Churchill is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Space Patrol", "The Cisco Kid", "The Colgate Comedy Hour", and "I Love Lucy". In fashion, women are sporting the popular "The New Look" by Christian Dior. This formal style includes rounded shoulders, a full-skirted silhouette and a tight waist. Meanwhile, men are beginning to follow a new "Teddy Boy" trend that involves greased-back hair, extremely narrow trousers and velvet-collared jackets. In Asia, the Korean War is raging on between South Korea and North Korea.
Because it's 1953, radio stations and jukeboxes are playing songs from singers such as Percy Faith, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Patti Page, Eddie Fisher, the Ames Brothers, Teresa Brewer, Les Baxter and Perry Como. Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Looney Tunes", "Tom and Jerry", "Crusader Rabbit", and "Adventures of Superman". Children are playing with toys such as Tonka trucks, Colorforms, Feed the Elephant, and Matchbox toy cars.
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People in July 1953 were watching the following TV series:
1953 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet 150, the Cadillac Eldorado, the Volvo Duett, the Opel Rekord, the Buick Skylark, and the Fiat 1100.
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1953.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out July 17, 1959, instead.
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Dwight David Eisenhower was the President of the United States on July 17, 1953.
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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