The #1 song in the UK on August 24, 1953

I Believe By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1953

#1 Hit Song

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

#1 R&B Song

Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles

#1 Country Song

Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Takashi Miike
Director
Born August 24, 1960
Holly Hallstrom
Model
Born August 24, 1952
Nina Ruge
TV Show Host
Born August 24, 1956
Vincent Paterson
Director
Born August 24, 1959
Chris Offutt 
Memoirist
Born August 24, 1958
Orson Scott Card
Novelist
Born August 24, 1951
Tim White
Paleontologist
Born August 24, 1950