What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 2, 1973?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 2, 1973 falls in the year of the Water Ox.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 2, 1973?

On August 2, 1973 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on August 2, 1973?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Water Ox
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on August 2, 1973

Éric Deflandre

Belgian footballer

Karina Habšudová

Slovak tennis player

Prabda Yoon

Thai writer, artist, writer and translator

Born the same week

Ümit Davala

July 30 · Turkish association football player (born 1973)

Edurne Pasaban

August 1 · Basque mountaineer

Eduardo Noriega

August 1 · Spanish actor

What happened that day

A flash fire kills 51 at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.

Also that week

Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) is inaugurated.
A Delta Air Lines DC-9 aircraft flying as Delta Air Lines Flight 723 lands short of Logan Airport runway at Boston, United States, in poor visibility, striking a sea wall about 165 feet (50 m) to the right of the runway centerline and about 3000 feet (914 m) short. All 6 crew members and 83 passengers are killed; one of the passengers died several months after the accident.
Black September members open fire at the Athens airport; 3 people are killed, 55 injured.
Mars 6, also known as 3MP No. 50P, is launched by the Soviet Union to explore Mars.
Skylab 3 (Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma, Alan Bean) is launched, to conduct various medical and scientific experiments aboard Skylab.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Morning After

Maureen McGovern

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 2, 1973 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 2, 1973 is a Leo. Someone born on August 2, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,454 days. People born in 1973 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jack Warner
1892 · American film executive
Peter O'Toole
1932 · British-Irish actor

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Questions about August 2, 1973

What day of the week was August 2, 1973?: August 2, 1973 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 2, 1973?: Someone born on August 2, 1973 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 2, 1973?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 2, 1973 falls in the year of the Water Ox.
How old is someone born on August 2, 1973?: Someone born on August 2, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,454 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1973?: People born in 1973 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 2, 1973?: On August 2, 1973 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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