Michael was a male 'talking' gorilla born on March 17, 1973, in Cameroon and passed away on April 19, 2000. He had an impressive vocabulary exceeding 600 signs in American Sign Language, taught primarily by Koko, a female gorilla, and Francine Patterson. Orphaned at a young age, Michael spent the majority of his life in Woodside, California. He gained local fame as both a communicator and an artist, known for his vibrant and colorful abstract paintings.
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Meaning of the name - Michael
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Michael belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Cameroon
Place of Death: Woodside
Cause of Death: heart failure
Educated At: Stanford University
Occupation: painter
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 17, 1973
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 26 Pisces 57 | 27 Pisces 7 | 18 Taurus 55 |
| Moon | 11 Virgo 21 | 9 Pisces 54 | 21 Leo 33 |
| Mercury | 19 Pisces 29 | 8 Pisces 59 | 6 Taurus 51 |
| Venus | 21 Pisces 6 | 13 Aries 59 | 26 Taurus 44 |
| Mars | 23 Capricorn 30 | 11 Pisces 54 | 1 Pisces 4 |
| Jupiter | 4 Aquarius 18 | 15 Cancer 10 | 11 Aquarius 15 |
| Saturn | 14 Gemini 53 | 3 Aries 40 | 19 Gemini 46 |
| Uranus | 22 Libra 4 | 28 Taurus 13 | 19 Libra 54 |
| Neptune | 7 Sagittarius 24 | 1 Aries 39 | 6 Sagittarius 31 |
| Pluto | 3 Libra 13 | 4 Aquarius 56 | 1 Libra 56 |
| Rahu | 13 Capricorn 14 | 8 Pisces 9 | 10 Capricorn 25 |
| Ketu | 13 Cancer 14 | 8 Virgo 9 | 10 Cancer 25 |
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