What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 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 20, 1953?

On August 20, 1953 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on August 20, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Water Snake
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
73 years

Famous people born on August 20, 1953

Abdelmajid Dolmy

Moroccan footballer (1953-2017)

鳳飛飛

Taiwanese singer, actress, and presenter (1953–2012)

Born the same week

Herta Müller

August 17 · German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist (born 1953)

Robert Thirsk

August 17 · Canadian astronaut

Nanni Moretti

August 19 · Italian screenwriter, film director, and actor (born 1953)

Artūras Paulauskas

August 23 · Lithuanian politician (born 1953)

What happened that day

The French government ousts King Mohammed V of Morocco, and exiles him to Corsica.

Also that week

The last prisoners are repatriated from Devil's Island to France.
The first planning session of Narcotics Anonymous is held in Southern California (see October 5).
19 – Cold War: 1953 Iranian coup d'état – Overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh, by Iranian military in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with the support of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (as "Operation Ajax") and the United Kingdom.
The French general strike ends.
Four million workers go on strike in France to protest against austerity measures.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 20, 1953 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 20, 1953 is a Leo. Someone born on August 20, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,740 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 · Swedish chemist
H. P. Lovecraft
1890 · American writer and editor
Slobodan Milošević
1941 · Yugoslav–Serbian politician

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Questions about August 20, 1953

What day of the week was August 20, 1953?: August 20, 1953 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 20, 1953?: Someone born on August 20, 1953 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on August 20, 1953?: Someone born on August 20, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,740 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 20, 1953?: On August 20, 1953 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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