January 1, 1953 New Year's Day

January 1, 1953, was a Thursday. It was 71 years, 10 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

On this day

What happened on January 1, 1953?

Singer Hank Williams dies from heart failure at the age of 29.

Top song: January 1, 1953

The best-selling single on January 1, 1953 was "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd.

Play the top singles from 1953
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1953. Take a trip back to the days of Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, Patti Page and Tony Bennett.

Facts

New Year's Day 1953 occurred 26,260 days ago. Approximately 875 months have passed. It was the 1st day of 1953, in week 01. The decade was the fifties. People who were born on January 1, 1953, are now 71 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. The Earth has experienced 292 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to January 1, 1953

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is January 1, 1953, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's New Year's Day, the official start of the year 1953. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Some are nursing hangovers from the night before.

In music, the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd is the best-selling record at the moment. Harry S. Truman 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 "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Gene Autry Show", "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", and "My Little Margie".

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 Toy Guns, Butch the Pup Toy, Colorforms, and Roy Rogers Plastic Figures.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 1, 1953, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1953 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
Native American Zodiac: January 1, 1953 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 1, 1953.

Movies from 1953
The most popular movies of 1953 included the likes of The Robe, This Is Cinerama, From Here to Eternity, Shane, How to Marry a Millionaire, Peter Pan and House of Wax.
1953 in music
The radio stations in 1953 were dominated by artists such as Percy Faith, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Patti Page, Eddie Fisher, the Ames Brothers, Teresa Brewer, Les Baxter and Perry Como.
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was named Time Person of the Year in 1953.
Panty raids are all the rage on college campuses
Panty raids were a popular college prank at the time. Large groups of male students would "raid" the living quarters of their female counterparts and then steal their underwear as proof that the raid had been successful. These raids took place during a time when colleges had curfews and men were forbidden from entering female dormitories.
Poodle skirts are a thing
Women and young girls were wearing wide, unrestricted felt skirts called "poodle skirts." These were solid-colored skirts that had a design or a logo. In many cases, the design was an image of a poodle or a cat.
The Korean War
During this time, the Korean War was being fought between South Korea and North Korea.
Greasers
A youth subculture called "greasers" emerged during the 1950s and early 1960s. The style included greased-back hairstyles, work pants, and denim or leather jackets.
The Jukebox
The jukebox was at the height of its popularity. Teenagers and young adults would often hang out at local restaurants and diners and listen to the latest songs.
Men are getting "DA haircuts"
The "DA haircut" was extremely popular among men. The cut consisted of a combed-back hairstyle that was parted down the middle at the back. "DA" stood for "Duck's Ass," which is what many people liked to call the style.
Sock hops
Sock hops were informal dance events for teenagers. The name originated from the fact that many of these dances required participants to remove their shoes. This is because sock hops were often held in high school gymnasiums, and the organizers didn't want scuff marks on the floors.
Capitalism vs Communism
The ideological clash between capitalism and communism heated up during the 1950s. It was during this period that a "Cold War" started between the United States and the Soviet Union. In the US, there were fears that Soviet spies had infiltrated all parts of society, including Hollywood.
The economy is booming
The world was recovering from World War II. Many countries witnessed an economic boom during this decade. Unemployment was low, consumerism increased, mortgages were cheap, and governments started to invest in infrastructure such as highways. For many, this was the "golden age" of the economy.
Rotary phones
Almost everyone had rotary phones in the 1950s. However, the heavier metal dial components were being phased out and replaced with plastic.
More and more people are buying television sets
More and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.
Polio cases are high
Cases of Polio were particularly high, and outbreaks were common. In the United States, the disease peaked in 1952, with nearly 60,000 cases and 3,145 deaths. It wasn't until 1955 that a national immunization program started and cases began to drop.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 1, 1953.

December 5, 1952: The Great Smog of London begins after airborne pollutants form a thick layer of smog over the city.
December 9, 1952: The Great Smog of London lifts after five days.
December 11, 1952: Derek Bentley is sentenced to death after being found guilty of the murder of Police Constable Sidney Miles in London, England.
December 20, 1952: 87 people die when a military transport aircraft crashes near Moses Lake in Washington.
December 25, 1952: Queen Elizabeth makes her first Christmas speech.
December 28, 1952: NFL: The Detroit Lions defeat the Cleveland Browns 17-7 to win the 1952 NFL Championship Game.
This date: January 1, 1953
January 7, 1953: US President Harry Truman announces that the country has developed the first hydrogen bomb.
January 14, 1953: Marshal Josip Broz Tito becomes the new President of Yugoslavia.
January 15, 1953: East Germany's first Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georg Dertinger, is arrested on espionage charges.
January 19, 1953: 44 million Americans tune in to the TV show "I Love Lucy" to watch Lucy giving birth.
January 20, 1953: Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President of the United States.
January 28, 1953: Derek Bentley is executed for the murder of Police Constable Sidney Miles.
January 31, 1953:
• The North Sea flood of 1953 kills 2,551 people in the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
• 133 people lose their lives after a car ferry sinks in the Irish Sea.

1950s fashion

Photographs of 1950s fashion and hairstyles.

Television shows in January 1953

Television shows that people were watching in January 1953:

I Married Joan

Our Miss Brooks

My Little Margie

The Roy Rogers Show

I Love Lucy

Sky King

Racket Squad

The Jack Benny Program

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

You Bet Your Life

Beulah

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Cars in 1953

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.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1953

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Adventures of Superman

Crusader Rabbit

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1953

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Roy Rogers Plastic Figures

Mr. Potato Head

Feed the Elephant

Pitchin' Pal

Colorforms

Butch the Pup Toy

BAS-KET Miniature Basketball

Tiny Tears (doll)

Spinning Tops

Toy Guns

Foto-Electric Baseball

Tonka trucks

Were you born on January 1, 1953?

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 January 1, 1959, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 1.

J. Edgar Hoover

The first Director of the FBI Deceased
Born on January 1, 1895
He turned 58 on this day in 1953.

Grandmaster Flash

Hip Hop DJ
Born on January 1, 1958
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Verne Troyer

Actor Deceased
Born on January 1, 1969
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Ice Spice

Rapper
Born on January 1, 2000
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 1:

New Year's Day

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 1, 1953.

UK Prime Minister

Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on January 1, 1953 was most likely conceived around April 10, 1952.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 1, 1953 is close to September 24, 1953.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 1, 1953:

26,260 days have passed since this date.
3,751 weeks have passed.
2,268,864,000 seconds have passed since January 1, 1953.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,647,008,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,170,733,824,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 378,144,000 times.
You have taken approximately 195,122,304 steps. That's roughly 86,721 miles.
27,226,368 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Top song: January 1, 1953

Facts

Take me back to January 1, 1953

Zodiac

News, nostalgia, and fads

Movies from 1953

1953 in music

Konrad Adenauer

Panty raids are all the rage on college campuses

Poodle skirts are a thing

The Korean War

Greasers

The Jukebox

Men are getting "DA haircuts"

Sock hops

Capitalism vs Communism

The economy is booming

Rotary phones

More and more people are buying television sets

Polio cases are high