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Born on Sunday August 9, 1953
- Johannes,Antonius Ruijter de, Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1953)
- Simon Maria GROENVELD, Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1979)
- Christophe Salengro, Lens, 62300, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, FRANCE († 2018)
- Richard Westmaas, Sarnia Ontario Canada († 2023)
- Rudolf Hendrik Sterk, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
- OG Ewijk, Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1953)
- Wietsche Koopmans, Utrecht († 2023)
- Audrey Kay Kooiman, Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Paulien Waterham († 2002)
- Ana Aparecida de Moraes, Itapevi, São Paulo, Brasil († 2015)
Died on Sunday August 9, 1953
- Catharina Josephina Ederveen (46), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albert O. Stolper (64)
- Anna Maria Merkus (58), Den Haag
- Anna Maria Johannes van Wees (73), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Welter (72), Voorschoten, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aafje Broertjes (64), Landsmeer
- Antonia Westerkamp (58), Zwollerkerspel, Nederland
- Charles Henri Oetgens van Waveren Pancras Clifford (74), Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Maria Joannes Wees van (73), Bergen op Zoom, NB, Nederland
- Arthur Peter Deeley (66), Ft. Wayne, Allen, IN, US
Born on August 9
- 1951 » James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host
- 1951 » Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager
- 1952 » Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician
- 1953 » Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1953 » Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
- 1953 » Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer
- 1954 » Pete Thomas, English drummer
- 1954 » Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
- 1955 » John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician
- 1956 » Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic Cyclist
Died on August 9
- 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
- 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
- 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
- 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
- 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
- 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
- 1949 » Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)
- 1957 » Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (b. 1898)
- 1962 » Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
- 1963 » Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (b. 1963)
Names that were popular for boys in 1953
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Peter
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- John
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1953
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Margaretha
- Yvonne
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Linda
- Alida
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1953
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
- January 20 » Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America.
- June 9 » The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts.
- June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
- July 26 » Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
- November 23 » Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.
- December 10 » British Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives the Nobel Prize in literature.
Weather August 9, 1953
The temperature on August 9, 1953 was between 9.5 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.