What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 23, 1949?

On August 23, 1949 the moon was a New Moon.

A Tuesday

Born on August 23, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1949

Vicky Leandros

Greek singer

Rick Springfield

Australian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor

Rawhi Fattouh

Palestinian politician and senior member of Fatah who has served as Chairman of the Palestinian National Council since 2022

Zoran Knežević

Serbian astronomer

What happened that week

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is established.
The Vatican announces that bones uncovered in its catacombs could be those of the apostle Peter; 19 years later, Pope Paul VI announces confirmation that the bones belong to this first pope.
Deportivo Saprissa enters Costa Rican soccer's first division.
The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake is Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
Kemi Bloody Thursday: two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland.
The Council of Europe meets for the first time.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1949 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 23, 1949 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,198 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis XVI of France
1754 · King of France and Navarre from to , then King of the French from to
Georges Cuvier
1769 · French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Gene Kelly
1912 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
Clifford Geertz
1926 · American anthropologist

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Questions about August 23, 1949

What day of the week was August 23, 1949?: August 23, 1949 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1949?: Someone born on August 23, 1949 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1949?: Someone born on August 23, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,198 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 23, 1949?: On August 23, 1949 the moon was a New Moon.

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