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April 23, 1947

April 23, 1947, was a Wednesday. It was 77 years, 7 months, and 28 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 28,367 days ago. Approximately 946 months have passed. It was the 113th day of 1947, in week 17. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 23, 1947, are now 77 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 315 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 23, 1947, will have the star sign Taurus.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
  • Native American Zodiac: April 23, 1947 falls under the Beaver.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
  • Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 23, 1947.

  • April 7, 1947: American industrialist Henry Ford dies at the age of 83.
  • April 15, 1947: Baseball player Jackie Robinson breaks the "color barrier" by making his major league debut.
  • This date: April 23, 1947
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 1947

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1947

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 23, 1947?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1947.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 23, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 23.

James Buchanan

James Buchanan

US President Deceased
Born on April 23, 1791
He was not alive on this date.

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison

Singer Deceased
Born on April 23, 1936
He turned 11 on this day in 1947.

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Filmmaker
Born on April 23, 1954
He was born exactly 7 years after this date.

Dan Frischman

Dan Frischman

Actor
Born on April 23, 1959
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh

American terrorist Deceased
Born on April 23, 1968
He was born exactly 21 years after this date.

John Cena

John Cena

Wrestler
Born on April 23, 1977
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid

Model
Born on April 23, 1995
She was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Prince Louis

Prince Louis

Prince of Wales
Born on April 23, 2018
He was born exactly 71 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 23, 1947.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on April 23, 1947 was most likely conceived around July 31, 1946.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 23, 1947 is close to January 14, 1948.

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Stats for April 23, 1947

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 23, 1947:

  • 28,367 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,052 weeks have passed.
  • 2,450,912,400 seconds have passed since April 23, 1947.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,859,397,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,264,670,798,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 408,485,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 210,778,466 steps. That's roughly 93,679 miles.
  • 29,410,949 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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