* Albert Austin ( 1881 – 1953 ), British / American actor

77, No. 3 ( Sep., 1953 ), pp. 148 – 155.

* 1881 – Karl Staaf, Swedish athlete ( d. 1953 )

* 1953 – Christopher Franke, German musician and composer ( Tangerine Dream )

* 1953 – In Warner Robins, Georgia, an F4 tornado kills 18 people.

* 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American actor and singer ( The Osmonds )

* 1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ( Rush and Big Dirty Band )

* 1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright

* 1953 – Pope Pius XII establishes the Dioceses of Norwich and Bridgeport and makes the Diocese of Hartford an archdiocese.

* 1953 – Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer

* 1953 – Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater

* 1953 – Roberta Tovey, English actress and singer

The tide finally turned in 1953 when England won the final Test at The Oval to take the series 1 – 0, having narrowly evaded defeat in the preceding Test at Headingley.

* 1953 – Marjo, Canadian singer-songwriter ( Corbeau )

* 1953 – Butch Patrick, American actor

Iuliu Maniu ( 1873 – 1953 ) was prime minister with an agrarian cabinet from 1928 to 1930, but the Great Depression made proposed reforms impossible.

* 1953 – Robert Cray, American singer and guitarist

* 1953 – Howard Kurtz, American journalist

* 1953 – Ian Bairnson, Scottish musician ( Keats )

Franciszek Bujak ( 1875 – 1953 ) and Jan Rutkowski ( 1886 – 1949 ), the founders of modern economic history in Poland and of the journal Roczniki Dziejów Spolecznych i Gospodarczych ( 1931 – ), were attracted to the innovations of the Annales school.

* 1896 – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author ( d. 1953 )

* 1953 – Mark Lazarowicz, English Politician

* 1953 – John Sessions, Scottish actor

* Joe Smith ( footballer born 1953 ), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen F. C.

* 1953 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager

* 1953 – Midge Ure, Scottish musician

Previously mainly Scottish Gaelic-speaking, most of the population was evacuated to Mull on 20 June 1953, since when the island has been sparsely populated.

** Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish Guitarist ( Paul McCartney & Wings ) ( b. 1953 )

The question of whether numbering for British monarchs is based on previous English or Scottish monarchs was raised in 1953 when Scottish nationalists challenged the Queen's use of " Elizabeth II ", on the grounds that there had never been an " Elizabeth I " in Scotland.

Mackie & Spilman, Scottish History Society ( 1953 ), English summaries of international letters.

The high school, following the Scottish tradition, has had a pipe band, the Weston McEwen Pipes, Drums, and Military Band, since 1953.

James " Jim " Diamond ( born 28 September 1953, Glasgow ) is a Scottish singer-songwriter.

In addition, it has won the second-tier Scottish league on four occasions ; as the Second Division in 1953 – 54 and 1968 – 69, and as the First Division ( beneath the Premier League ) in 1981 – 82 and 1984 – 85.

John Gibb Marshall ( born 11 January 1953 ), better known by the stage name John Sessions, is a Scottish actor and comedian.

John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso ( born 10 September 1953 ), known as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman and Liberal Democrat politician.

Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil | Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | HM Queen Elizabeth II inspecting the guard of honour of the Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) during the Queen's visit to Lanark in June 1953

Neil Maclean ( 1875 – 12 September 1953 ) was a Scottish socialist and a Independent Labour Party and later Labour Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Govan in Glasgow.

* Highest home attendance: 43, 024 vs Rangers, 7 February 1953, Scottish Cup 2nd Round

James " Midge " Ure, OBE ( born 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland ) is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter.

Since then, they have been used to represent Royal Assent to legislation in both the Parliament of Scotland and Scottish Parliament, and have also been used at State occasions, including the first visit to Scotland as sovereign by King George IV in 1822 and the first visit to Scotland as sovereign by Queen Elizabeth in 1953.

* William Power ( Scottish politician ) ( 1873 – 1953 ), former leader of the Scottish National Party

* Jim Cannon ( born 1953 ), Scottish footballer, who played for the English club Crystal Palace

* Bill Drummond ( born 1953 ), Scottish musician, author, conceptual artist, music-industry entrepreneur and co-founder of The KLF