1953

1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades: 1920s  1930s  1940s  – 1950s –  1960s  1970s  1980s
Years: 1950 1951 1952 – 1953 – 1954 1955 1956

Events

Births

Deaths

Hit Songs
  • "Answer Me" – David Whitfield
  • "Answer Me" – Frankie Laine
  • "Broken Wings" – The Stargazers
  • "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" – Perry Como
  • "(How Much is) That Doggie in the Window?" – Lita Rosa
  • "(How Much is) That Doggie in the Window?" – Patti Page
  • "I Believe" – Frankie Laine (The biggest song of the year)
  • "I'm Walking Behind You" – Eddie Fisher and Sally Sweetland
  • "Let's Walk That A-Way" – Johnnie Ray and Doris Day
  • "Outside of Heaven" – Eddie Fisher
  • "She Wears Red Feathers" – Guy Mitchell
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