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August 23, 1947

August 23, 1947, was a Saturday. It was 77 years, 2 months, and 23 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Facts

This date occurred 28,209 days ago. Approximately 940 months have passed. It was the 235th day of 1947, in week 34. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 23, 1947, are now 77 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 313 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 August 23, 1947, will have the star sign Virgo.
  • 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 7.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 23, 1947 falls under the Bear.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

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

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 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 August 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 August 23, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

Henry Lee Lucas

Henry Lee Lucas

American serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1936
He turned 11 on this day in 1947.

Rodney Alcala

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1943
He turned 4 on this day in 1947.

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

Drummer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1946
He turned 1 on this day in 1947.

River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Actor Deceased
Born on August 23, 1970
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Basketball player Deceased
Born on August 23, 1978
He was born exactly 31 years after this date.

August Ames

August Ames

Adult actress Deceased
Born on August 23, 1994
She was born exactly 47 years after this date.

Lil Yachty

Lil Yachty

Rapper
Born on August 23, 1997
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 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 August 23, 1947 was most likely conceived around November 30, 1946.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23, 1947 is close to May 15, 1948.

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Stats for August 23, 1947

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 23, 1947:

  • 28,209 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,029 weeks have passed.
  • 2,437,261,200 seconds have passed since August 23, 1947.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,843,471,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,257,626,779,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 406,210,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 209,604,463 steps. That's roughly 93,158 miles.
  • 29,247,134 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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