What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 7, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 7, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 7, 1953?

On August 7, 1953 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Friday

Born on August 7, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Water Snake
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
73 years

Famous people born on August 7, 1953

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Antonio Tajani

August 4 · Italian politician (born 1953)

Hiroyuki Usui

August 4 · Japanese association football player

Nigel Mansell

August 8 · British racing driver (born 1953)

Jean Tirole

August 9 · French economist

Ludo Peeters

August 9 · Belgian cyclist

Sandra Pierantozzi

August 9 · Palauan politician

What happened that week

Soviet prime minister Georgi Malenkov announces that the Soviet Union has a hydrogen bomb.
Operation Big Switch: Prisoners of war are repatriated to the United States after the Korean War.
The 1953 Ionian earthquake of magnitude 7.2 totally devastates Cephalonia and most of the other Ionian Islands, in Greece's worst natural disaster in centuries.
Soviet atomic bomb project: "Joe 4", the first Soviet thermonuclear weapon, is detonated at Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakh SSR.
Four million workers go on strike in France to protest against austerity measures.

What happened that day

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August 7, 1953 was a Friday. Someone born on August 7, 1953 is a Leo. Someone born on August 7, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,753 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

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Questions about August 7, 1953

What day of the week was August 7, 1953?: August 7, 1953 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 7, 1953?: Someone born on August 7, 1953 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 7, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 7, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on August 7, 1953?: Someone born on August 7, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,753 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1953?: People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 7, 1953?: On August 7, 1953 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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