The following events occurred in 1953:
Events[]
- The seventy-ninth Wizarding Schools Potions Championship is held.[1]
Deaths[]
Behind the scenes[]
- 27 January: Richard Bremmer, who played Lord Voldemort from flashback of the Attack at Godric's Hollow, born.
- 9 February: Actor Ciarán Hinds, who played Aberforth Dumbledore, is born.
- 7 August: Actress Lesley Nicol, who voiced Matilda Weasley in Hogwarts Legacy, is born.[3]
- 20 September: Actress Sian Thomas, who played Amelia Bones, is born.
- 13 October: Actor Mark Lowenthal, who provided the voices for Gilderoy Lockhart and Mr Borgin in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is born.
Notes and references[]
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