Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
• Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)
• Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961)
Events:
• Ernest Hemingway receives the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Births:
• André, Carole (1953)
• Bouix, Évelyne (1953)
• Brosnan, Pierce (1953)
• Castellitto, Sergio (1953)
• Darroussin, Jean-Pierre (1953)
• Firth, Peter (1953)
• Hicks, Scott (1953)
• Hulce, Tom (1953)
• Huppert, Isabelle (1953)
• Lys, Ágata (1953-2021)
• Malkovich, John (1953)
• Molina, Alfred (1953)
• Pullman, Bill (1953)
• Steenburgen, Mary (1953)
Deaths:
• Bruce, Nigel (1895-1953)
• Kiki de Montparnasse (1901-1953)
• Kisling, Moïse (1891-1953)
• Mitchell, Millard (1903-1953)
Music:
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): Julius Caesar (1953)
• Rózsa, Miklós (1907-1995): Knights Of The Round Table (1953)
• Young, Victor (1900-1956): Roman Holiday (1953)
Art:
• De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978): Composizione metafisica (1950-60)
• Duchamp, Marcel (1887-1968): Rotoreliefs (1935/1953)
• Léger, Fernand (1881-1955): Composition (1953)
• Léger, Fernand (1881-1955): La Grande Parade sur fond rouge (1953; 1985)
• Léger, Fernand (1881-1955): Paysage d’hiver (1953)
• Magritte, René (1898-1967): Golconde (1953)
• Matisse, Henri (1869-1954): L’Escargot (1953)
Film:
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
• I Confess (1953)
• Julius Caesar (1953)
• Pane, amore e fantasia (1953)
• Roman Holiday (1953)
• The Robe (1953)