Calendar Day of Week for August 23rd (2014) was a Saturday. It's the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 130 days left to the end of the year.
Day of Week Saturday in other languages
If you are interested in languages then this day of the week Saturday is called: Dies Saturni in Latin, Samstag in German, Samedi in French, Sabato in Italian, Sabado in Spanish
Zodiac Sign ♍ Virgo Born on this Date
People born in the year 2014 on the 23rd August have the zodiac sign Virgo.
Virgo is the sixth astrological sign in the Zodiac. The symbol of the maiden is based on Astraea. She was the last immortal to abandon earth at the end of the Silver Age, when the gods fled to Olympus - hence the sign is association with earth. Quiet and introverted, the Virgo are the waters that run deep.
To the outside Virgo appear calm and collected, but on the inside you can find nervousness, intensity, desire for perfection and analyzing about everything. This kind of behaviour can be become very tiring very fast. Virgo has a big desire for improvement and perfection. This can lead to extreme pickiness.
They are pure at heart and have honest motives when trying to accomplish something. Extremely faithful and amazing at communication. Serving under others gives Virgos great joy. That is exactly why they will do extremely well in many types of jobs as they are methodical, hard working and efficient.
August 23rd Famous Deaths for 2014
» Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1989)
» Inga Juuso, Norwegian singer and actress (b. 1945)
» Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994)
» Dan Magill, American swimmer, tennis player, and coach (b. 1921)
» Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932)
» Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949)
August 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Éogan of Ardstraw
» Martin de Porres, Toribio de Mogrovejo, and Rosa of Lima (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Philip Benitius
» Saint Rose of Lima named Rose of Lima
» Tydfil
» August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances:
» Day of the National Flag (Ukraine) called Flag Day (Ukraine)
» International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (International observance known as International)