What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1973?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 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 23, 1973?

On August 23, 1973 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on August 23, 1973?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Water Ox
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1973

Sanela Diana Jenkins

Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist

Born the same week

Sergey Brin

August 21 · American billionaire businessman (born 1973)

Nikolai Valuev

August 21 · Russian politician and former heavyweight boxer

Robert Malm

August 21 · French and Togolese footballer

Fatih Akin

August 25 · German filmmaker (born 1973)

Andy Muschietti

August 26 · Argentine film director and screenwriter (born 1973)

What happened that day

The Norrmalmstorg robbery occurs, famous for the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome.

Also that week

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.
Apostle Arsenio T. Ferriol registers the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) with the Philippine government.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Brother Louie

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1973 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 23, 1973 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,432 days. People born in 1973 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis XVI of France
1754 · King of France and Navarre from to , then King of the French from to
Georges Cuvier
1769 · French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Gene Kelly
1912 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
Clifford Geertz
1926 · American anthropologist

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Questions about August 23, 1973

What day of the week was August 23, 1973?: August 23, 1973 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1973?: Someone born on August 23, 1973 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1973?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1973 falls in the year of the Water Ox.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1973?: Someone born on August 23, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,432 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 23, 1973?: On August 23, 1973 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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