Thursday August 23, 1973
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

August 23, 1973: Day of the Week

August 23, 1973 was the 235th day of the year 1973 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 130 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

A person born on this day will be 50 years old today. If that same person saved a dollar every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $17,040.00 today.

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Here’s the August 1973 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1973 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Ox is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

August 23, 1973 Historical Event(s)

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A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term “Stockholm syndrome”.

Who were born on August 23, 1973?

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Casey Blake, American baseball player
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Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer
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Malaika Arora Khan, Indian actress and model

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