You are 69 Years, 04 Months, 27 Days old from January 19, 2026. You were born on Thursday and have been alive for 25351 days, your next Birthday will be after 07 Months, 3 Days or Your next birthday is in 216 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 23, 1956 (Thursday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 19, 2026 (Monday) |
| Age: | 69 Years, 04 Months, 27 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Thursday |
| Age In Months: | 832 Months 27 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 3621 Weeks 6 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 25351 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 608433 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 36505954 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 2190357233 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 23, 2026 (Sunday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 07 Months, 3 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1956 is a leap year. |
August 23, 1956 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is August 23, 1956, is Virgo.
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| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | VIII.XXIII.MCMLVI
August 23, 1956 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: LXIX Months: IV Days: XXVII |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Summer |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Fire Monkey
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Find out how many days you have been alive, what day of the week you were born on, and how long you have lived in days weeks months and years since your birth date. Chronological Age measures how old you are defined as how many years you have lived since birth.
The information above is calculated using UTC timezone where the date and time is Monday, January 19, 2026 08:33:53Here is a random list who born on August 23. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Pat Garrity, American basketball player |
| 1846 | Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (d. 1923) |
| 1956 | Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (d. 1991) |
| 1864 | Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936) |
| 1928 | Marian Seldes, American actress (d. 2014) |
| 1486 | Sigismund von Herberstein, Slovenian historian and diplomat (d. 1566) |
| 1979 | Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer |
| 1883 | Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1953) |
| 1943 | Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer |
| 1949 | Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 23. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928) |
| 1618 | Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585) |
| 1540 | Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467) |
| 2000 | John Anthony Kaiser, American priest and missionary (b. 1932) |
| 1481 | Thomas de Littleton, English judge and legal author (b. c. 1407) |
| 1853 | Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806) |
| 1652 | John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600) |
| 2008 | John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919) |
| 1723 | Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639) |
| 1831 | Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 23. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. |
| 1782 | American Revolutionary War: British forces under Edward Despard complete the reconquest of the Black River settlements on the Mosquito Coast from the Spanish. |
| 1914 | World War I: Japan declares war on Germany. |
| 1268 | The Battle of Tagliacozzo marks the fall of the Hohenstaufen family from the Imperial and Sicilian thrones, and leading to the new chapter of Angevin domination in Southern Italy. |
| 1784 | Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years. |
| 2000 | Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143. |
| 1944 | World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is later arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies. |
| 2011 | A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD. |
| 1873 | The Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens. |
| 1989 | Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius–Tallinn road, holding hands. |