What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 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 21, 1953?

On August 21, 1953 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on August 21, 1953?

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

Famous people born on August 21, 1953

Géza Szőcs

Hungarian politician (1953–2020)

Born the same week

Nanni Moretti

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

Abdelmajid Dolmy

August 20 · Moroccan footballer (1953-2017)

Artūras Paulauskas

August 23 · Lithuanian politician (born 1953)

Bolaji Badejo

August 23 · Nigerian actor (1953–1992)

Georg Nagel

August 24 · German biophysicist, botanist und university professor

What happened that week

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

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 21, 1953 was a Friday. Someone born on August 21, 1953 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,739 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1953

What day of the week was August 21, 1953?: August 21, 1953 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1953?: Someone born on August 21, 1953 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1953?: Someone born on August 21, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,739 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 21, 1953?: On August 21, 1953 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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