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August 15, 1953

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Notable Births

Carol Thatcher

1953Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author[†]

Carol Jane Thatcher is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and businessman Denis Thatcher.

1953Mark Thatcher, English businessman[†]

Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet is an English businessman. He is the son of Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, and Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet; his sister is Carol Thatcher.

Wolfgang Hohlbein

1953Wolfgang Hohlbein, German author[†]

Wolfgang Hohlbein is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. His wife, Heike Hohlbein, is also a writer and they frequently collaborate. With more than 200 published books and more than 43 million sold copies he is considered one of the most successful German writers in the fantasy genre.

Notable Deaths

Ludwig Prandtl

1953Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (born 1875)[†]

Ludwig Prandtl was a German fluid dynamicist, physicist and aerospace scientist. He was a pioneer in the development of rigorous systematic mathematical analyses which he used for underlying the science of aerodynamics, which have come to form the basis of the applied science of aeronautical engineering. In the 1920s, he developed the mathematical basis for the fundamental principles of subsonic aerodynamics in particular; and in general up to and including transonic velocities. His studies identified the boundary layer, thin-airfoils, and lifting-line theories. The Prandtl number was named after him.

Historical Context for August 15, 1953

In 1953, the world population was approximately 2,634,106,235 people[†]