What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 19, 1973?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 19, 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 19, 1973?

On August 19, 1973 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 19, 1973?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Water Ox
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on August 19, 1973

Marco Materazzi

Italian association football player and manager

Queen Mette-Marit of Norway

Queen of Norway (2026)

Rodrigo Pérez

Chilean footballer

Huang Kuo-chang

Taiwanese politician (born 1973)

Razan Moughrabi

Lebanese musician and television presenter

What happened that week

The U.S. bombing of Cambodia ends, officially halting 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia according to the Case–Church Amendment-an act that prohibits military operations in Laos, Cambodia, and North and South Vietnam as a follow-up of the Paris Peace Accords.
The Norrmalmstorg robbery occurs, famous for the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome.
Disappearance of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon: Two Australian girls go missing whilst attending an Australian rules football match at the Adelaide Oval, never to be seen again.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Brother Louie

Stories

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 19, 1973 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 19, 1973 is a Leo. Someone born on August 19, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,436 days. People born in 1973 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 19

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Coco Chanel
1883 · French fashion designer
Philo Farnsworth
1906 · American inventor

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Questions about August 19, 1973

What day of the week was August 19, 1973?: August 19, 1973 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 19, 1973?: Someone born on August 19, 1973 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 19, 1973?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 19, 1973 falls in the year of the Water Ox.
How old is someone born on August 19, 1973?: Someone born on August 19, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,436 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 19, 1973?: On August 19, 1973 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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