What happened on Friday February 13, 1953?

About February 13th, 1953, in brief:

  • Historical events: Christine Jorgensen, a pioneering transgender woman, returned to New York after undergoing successful sexual reassignment surgery in Denmark. Her highly publicized transition marked a significant moment in the understanding and visibility of transgender experiences in mid-20th century America.
  • Day of the week: February 13th, 1953 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Wild Horses by Perry Como
  • #1 UK song: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes by Perry Como & The Ramblers
  • Popular movie: War of the Worlds directed by Steven Spielberg

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February 13, 1953: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 13, 1953:

  • Christine Jorgensen Returns from Groundbreaking Gender Reassignment Surgery Christine Jorgensen, a pioneering transgender woman, returned to New York after undergoing successful sexual reassignment surgery in Denmark. Her highly publicized transition marked a significant moment in the understanding and visibility of transgender experiences in mid-20th century America.
  • Oakland Athletics Rename Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium The Oakland Athletics baseball team officially changed the name of their home stadium from Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium, honoring the legendary manager and owner who had a profound impact on the franchise's history.

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February 13, 1953: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was February 13, 1953?


February 13, 1953 was a Friday and it was the 44th day of the year 1953 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 13, 1953 can also be written as 2/13/1953 in the US and as 13/2/1953 in UK and Europe.

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February 13, 1953: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on February 13, 1953:

  • Pasquale Fancello
  • Giuseppe Lallich
  • Calogero Lo Bue
  • Alexander Lozza
  • Lev Zacharovič Mechlis

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February 13, 1953: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 13, 1953 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 9th and February 15th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

February 13, 1953: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 13, 1953 was Wild Horses by Perry Como, according to the music chart for the week February 9th and February 15th.

  1. - Wild Horses youtube

February 13, 1953: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on February 13, 1953 was Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes by Perry Como & The Ramblers, according to the music chart for the week February 9th and February 15th.

  1. - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes youtube
  2. - Outside Of Heaven youtube
  3. - Because You're Mine youtube
  4. - Comes A-Long A-Love youtube
  5. - She Wears Red Feathers youtube
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February 13, 1953: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 13th is Aquarius.

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Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces.

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February 13, 1953: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 13, 1953 is Snake and the associated element is Water.

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February 13, 1953: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 13, 1953 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 13, 1953 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on February 13, 1953 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 06:34 am and setting at 06:35 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 29, 1953 while the next full moon would come on Feb 28, 1953.

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How old is someone born on February 13, 1953?


Someone born on February 13, 1953 is:

72 years 2 months old,

or 866 months and 10 days old,

or 3766 weeks and 5 days old,

or 26367 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 13, 1953?

There are 296 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday February 13th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on February 13, 1953?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on February 13, 1953.

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