What happened on Sunday August 23, 1970?

About August 23rd, 1970, in brief:

  • Historical events: Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins in California's agricultural regions. This significant labor movement aimed to highlight the challenging working conditions and low wages of farm workers, drawing national attention to the struggles of migrant laborers.
  • Day of the week: August 23rd, 1970 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Dog (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Make It With You by Bread
  • #1 UK song: The Wonder Of You by Elvis Presley
  • Popular movie: Waterloo directed by Sergey Bondarchuk

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August 23, 1970: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 23, 1970:

  • Salad Bowl Strike Begins Organized by Mexican American labor union leader César Chávez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins in California's agricultural regions. This significant labor movement aimed to highlight the challenging working conditions and low wages of farm workers, drawing national attention to the struggles of migrant laborers.
  • Roberto Clemente's Baseball Achievement Baseball legend Roberto Clemente achieves a remarkable feat by compiling his second consecutive 5-hit game, demonstrating his exceptional batting skills and consistency.
  • LPGA Golf Tournament Victory Kathy Ahern wins the Southgate Ladies Golf Open, showcasing her skill and competitive prowess in professional women's golf during the early 1970s.

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August 23, 1970: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was August 23, 1970?


August 23, 1970 was a Sunday and it was the 235th day of the year 1970 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 23, 1970 can also be written as 8/23/1970 in the US and as 23/8/1970 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on August 23, 1970?


Famous people born on August 23, 1970:

  • River Phoenix
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  • Jay Mohr
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  • Sway Calloway

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  • Giada De Laurentiis

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  • Jason Hetherington

    Australian rugby league player.

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August 23, 1970: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 23, 1970 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 17th and August 23rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 23, 1970: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 23, 1970 was Make It With You by Bread, according to the music chart for the week August 17th and August 23rd.

  1. - Make It With You youtube
  2. - (They Long To Be) Close To You youtube
  3. - Spill The Wine youtube
  4. - War youtube
  5. - In The Summertime youtube

August 23, 1970: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 23, 1970 was The Wonder Of You by Elvis Presley, according to the music chart for the week August 17th and August 23rd.

  1. - The Wonder Of You youtube
  2. - Neanderthal Man youtube
  3. - Lola youtube
  4. - Tears Of A Clown youtube
  5. - Something youtube

August 23, 1970: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 23, 1970 was Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours by Stevie Wonder, according to the music chart for the week August 17th and August 23rd.

  1. - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
  2. - Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1)
  3. - War youtube
  4. - Do You See My Love (For You Growing)
  5. - Patches youtube
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August 23, 1970: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 23rd is Virgo.

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August 23, 1970: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 23, 1970 is Dog and the associated element is Metal.

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August 23, 1970: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 23, 1970 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 23, 1970 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 23, 1970 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 40% full, rising at 10:33 pm and setting at 03:11 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 17, 1970 while the next full moon would come on Sep 15, 1970.

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How old is someone born on August 23, 1970?


Someone born on August 23, 1970 is:

54 years 9 months old,

or 657 months and 14 days old,

or 2858 weeks and 5 days old,

or 20011 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 23, 1970?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 23, 1970?

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