The #1 R&B song on October 5, 1953

Shake a Hand By Faye Adams

Other #1 songs on October 5, 1953

#1 Hit Song

St. George and the Dragonet
Stan Freberg

UK #1 Song

Look At That Girl
Guy Mitchell

#1 Country Song

A Dear John Letter
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

Notable October 5 birthdays in the 1950s

Alan Cohen
Entrepreneur
Born October 05, 1954

Ernesto Laguardia
Soap Opera Actor
Born October 05, 1959

Lee Thompson
Saxophonist
Born October 05, 1957

Bob Geldof
Rock Singer
Born October 05, 1951

Daniel Baldwin
Movie Actor
Born October 05, 1960

Andre Kuipers
Astronaut
Born October 05, 1958