May 4, 1953

1953Pia Zadora, American actress and singer^[†]

Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. She debuted as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964). She came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the Worst New Star for the same performance.

1953Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (born 1876)^[†]

Alexandre Emmanuel Pharamond was the captain of the French rugby union team in the early 20th century.

1953Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.^[†]

Ernest Miller Hemingway ; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image. Some of his seven novels, six short-story collections and two non-fiction works have become classics of American literature, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.