What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1952?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 23, 1952?

On August 23, 1952 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on August 23, 1952?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Water Dragon
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
74 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1952

Santillana

Spanish footballer

Born the same week

Denis Milar

August 20 · Uruguayan footballer

Stanley Smith

August 20 · Barbadian cyclist

Joe Strummer

August 21 · British singer, musician and songwriter (1952–2002)

Jiří Paroubek

August 21 · Czech politician, former prime minister

Linton Kwesi Johnson

August 24 · Jamaican dub poet

What happened that week

The most damaging aftershock of the 1952 Kern County earthquake sequence strikes with a moment magnitude of 5.8, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This event damages several hundred buildings in Bakersfield, California, with total additional losses of $10 million, with two associated deaths and some injuries.
A British passenger jet makes a return crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in the same day.
Reparation negotiations between West Germany and Israel end in Luxembourg: Germany will pay 3 billion Deutsche Marks.
A 7.5 earthquake shakes the Tibet region leaving a balance of 54 fatalities.
Composer John Cage's 4′33″, during which the performer does not play, premieres in Woodstock, New York.
Lynmouth, North Devon, England is devastated by floods; 34 die.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1952 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 23, 1952 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,102 days. People born in 1952 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, 1952

What day of the week was August 23, 1952?: August 23, 1952 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1952?: Someone born on August 23, 1952 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1952?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1952?: Someone born on August 23, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,102 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1952?: People born in 1952 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, 1952?: On August 23, 1952 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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