The #1 song in the UK on August 25, 1953
By Frankie Laine
Other #1 songs on August 25, 1953Across genres and charts
#1 country song
A Dear John Letter
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky
#1 R&B song
Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles
#1 song
Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Notable August 25 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Willy DeVille
Singer-Songwriter
Born August 25, 1950
Bill Handel
Attorney and Radio Personality
Born August 25, 1951
Frank Serratore
Ice Hockey Coach
Born August 25, 1957
Tim Burton
Filmmaker
Born August 25, 1958
Ian Falconer
Author and Illustrator
Born August 25, 1959
Charles Fambrough
Jazz Bassist, Composer and Producer
Christian LeBlanc
Actor
Steve Levy
Politician
Lane Smith
Illustrator and Writer