The #1 song in the UK on August 4, 1953
By Frankie Laine
Other #1 songs on August 4, 1953Across genres and charts
#1 country song
It's Been So Long
Webb Pierce
#1 R&B song
The Clock
Johnny Ace
#1 song
Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Notable August 4 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Caldwell Jones
Basketball Player
Born August 4, 1950
Alberto Gonzales
Lawyer
Born August 4, 1955
Brooks D. Simpson
Historian
Born August 4, 1957
Allison Hedge Coke
Poet and Editor
Born August 4, 1958
Robbin Crosby
Guitarist
Born August 4, 1959
Billy Bob Thornton
Actor, Filmmaker, and Singer-Songwriter
Mary Decker
Middle-Distance Runner
Brian Voss
Professional Ten-Pin Bowler