The #1 song in the UK on August 5, 1953

I Believe By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on August 5, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 R&B Song

The Clock
Johnny Ace

#1 Country Song

Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson

Notable August 5 birthdays in the 1950s

Ulla Salzgeber
Equestrian
Born August 05, 1958
David Baldacci
Novelist
Born August 05, 1960
Chip Fields
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1951
Maureen McCormick
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1956
John Whitaker
Equestrian
Born August 05, 1955
Rosi Mittermaier
Skier
Born August 05, 1950
Richard Preston
Novelist
Born August 05, 1954
Joanne Samuel
Movie Actress
Born August 05, 1957