What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 18, 1973?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 18, 1973 falls in the year of the Water Ox.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 18, 1973?

On October 18, 1973 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on October 18, 1973?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Water Ox
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on October 18, 1973

Sergey Bezrukov

Russian actor and singer (born 1973)

Michalis Kapsis

Greek footballer

Cristobal Tapia de Veer

score composer

Born the same week

Hussein Al-Sadiq

October 15 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Thomas Myhre

October 16 · Norwegian association football player

Okan Buruk

October 19 · Turkish footballer and manager

What happened that week

An OPEC oil embargo against several countries supporting Israel triggers the 1973 energy crisis.
The Saturday Night Massacre: U.S. President Richard Nixon orders Attorney General Elliot Richardson to dismiss Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Richardson refuses and resigns, along with Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. Solicitor General Robert Bork, third in line at the Department of Justice, then fires Cox. The event prompts calls for Nixon's impeachment.
The Sydney Opera House in Australia is opened by Queen Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction work.
Typhoon Ruth crosses Luzon, Philippines, killing 27 people and causing $5 million in damage.
Thai popular uprising: Students revolt in Bangkok – In the Thammasat student uprising over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the Thanom military government, 77 are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
The Yom Kippur War ends.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Angie

The Rolling Stones

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 18, 1973 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 18, 1973 is a Libra. Someone born on October 18, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,376 days. People born in 1973 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Eugene of Savoy
1663 · prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire
Henri Bergson
1859 · French philosopher
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1905 · First President of Ivory Coast, from to
Pierre Trudeau
1919 · Prime Minister of Canada from to and to
Chuck Berry
1926 · American musician
Martina Navratilova
1956 · Czech-American tennis player

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Questions about October 18, 1973

What day of the week was October 18, 1973?: October 18, 1973 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 18, 1973?: Someone born on October 18, 1973 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 18, 1973?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 18, 1973 falls in the year of the Water Ox.
How old is someone born on October 18, 1973?: Someone born on October 18, 1973 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,376 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1973?: People born in 1973 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 18, 1973?: On October 18, 1973 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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