Born on 23 April, 1917 (Monday)

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Personality Traits for people born on April 23, 1917

Born on April 23, 1917 : A steady heart with a private spark

You’ve likely reached a season of life where meaning matters more than applause. Picture an old lighthouse: mostly steady, rarely loud, but essential when storms arrive. That blend of comfort-seeking and a secret restlessness shapes how you live, love, and leave a legacy.

Personality : Quiet Guardian

You prefer safe ground and familiar faces. With a security-loving bent you can seem lazy at times — not from lack of will, but from a desire to preserve comfort. Yet when family or duty calls you show steady discipline. You’re the neighbor who fixes the fence, the volunteer who keeps a small program running, and the friend who listens late into the night. That calm side hides an inner life: reflection, private rituals, and a soft optimism that keeps you moving. This quiet steadiness leads directly into where your real skills live.

Talent and Abilities : Practical Hands, Gentle Words

Your gifts sit at the intersection of craft, teaching, and quiet counsel. The 12th-house cluster (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter) gives imagination, private creativity, and a spiritual bent; Mars in the 11th helps you lead groups and causes. Unconsciously, you want to be useful — to fix, teach, or comfort. You may shine as a long-time teacher, a skilled craftsperson, a healer, or a steady organizer. When Jupiter or Uranus makes a strong transit, hidden talents often surface suddenly — a late-career shift or community recognition can appear.

Blind Spots : Hiding and Holding On

Pulling inward can protect you, but it can also blind you. Low self-esteem from earlier schooling or moments of disorganization may make you avoid center stage and avoid clear fights. You dislike thoughtless people and habitually hold onto comfort — possessions, routines, or grudges. The Moon’s South Node in the 2nd suggests a habit of clinging to material or emotional security. You may say “I’ll handle it” while resentment builds. Left unchecked, that quiet holding turns into the very friction you wanted to avoid.

Karmic Lessons : Service, Release, Repair

With Life Path 9, your soul leans toward completion and service. Rahu in the 8th asks you to face hidden fears and accept change rather than control it. Repeated patterns — helping siblings, stepping into family obligations, and untangling property issues — are invitations to grow. Your task is to move from smaller comforts to broader causes, from holding things to releasing them. When Saturn or Jupiter cycles activate, these lessons intensify; they ask you to change the way you balance duty and freedom.

Family and Environment : Supportive Mother, Shifting Ground

Your family life is practical and often hands-on. A strong, sometimes dominant mother plays a major role. Fathers in your line rise through hard work and may move for opportunity. Expect periods of property disputes or unexpected illness among relatives, and be ready to step in: you may marry and then help siblings settle. Maternal support is real, even if it comes with drama. These family obligations shape your choices in work and money, and they often point you toward service roles.

Health and Habits : Watchful Routine

Your comfort-loving side can create health risks if habits go unchecked. Common areas to watch are blood sugar, digestion, and eye health. Simple routines help: steady sleep, modest exercise, sensible portions, and annual check-ups. Habit change is easier in small steps — a short walk after lunch, a weekly eye exam, and regular doctor visits. Expect planetary cycles (Saturn, Rahu) to highlight health themes; use those windows to make lasting changes.

Education and Student Life : Supported but Uneven

You had access to schooling and likely a helpful mentor, but disorganization or low confidence could have made studies feel rocky. Saturn in the 3rd asks for practice in communication; Neptune there can blur early direction. Many people like you learn by doing and return to study later in life, sometimes becoming teachers or instructors in the same field. Your steady follow-through turns uneven schooling into reliable skill over time.

Work, Money and Career : Steady Worker, Unusual Turns

You show disciplined effort in work even if you prefer comfort. Typical fields include teaching, skilled trades (carpentry, jewelry, handiwork), medical or service roles, and practical businesses like transport or fabrication. If you are male: you may lean toward public, technical, or leadership roles — electricity, industry, or governance. If you are female: you may find fulfillment in caregiving, teaching, arts, therapy, or hospitality. Uranus in the 10th can bring sudden recognition or career shifts; finances often recover after setbacks, and long-term asset planning works in your favor.

Love Life and Romantic Partners : Quiet Commitment, Small Battles

Your approach to love is private and dutiful. You commit, often early, and then support family needs. Expect small fights rather than dramatic splits; compromise usually follows. Mother and partner may clash for a time before settling.

If you are a man: your wife may be proud, capable, and connected to public life or creative work. She could be opinionated and strong-willed; you fit together when you share purpose and practical tasks. If you are a woman: your husband may have a shifting career or be tied to research, technical work, or service roles. He may carry responsibilities and expect practical partnership. These relationships test patience, but they reward steady listening and practical care — especially during major planetary cycles like Saturn or Rahu.

Areas of Improvement and Obstacles : Clinging, Pride, Quiet Resentment

Be blunt with yourself: comfort can become a cage. Laziness in small things, stubborn clinging to old routines, and a habit of holding back honest words create friction. Pride and irritability keep you from asking for help. When change comes — and it will — resisting it makes transitions harsher. Face small truths now so big changes later hurt less.

Actionable Insights, Tips, Techniques, Tools and Strategies

• Actionable Insight: Start a 10-minute daily habit (walk, journal, check-ins with a doctor) and keep it for 30 days.
• Tip: Teach one short class or mentor once a month to rebuild confidence and public voice.
• Technique: Weekly honest check-in with your partner or a trusted friend to clear small resentments.
• Tool: Use a simple finance tracker and a “declutter” list — let go of one item each month to practice release.
• Strategy: Plan major life moves around major transits (Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Rahu). Treat those times as windows to act, not as threats.

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Shared Birthdays

Some famous persons born on April 23, 1917

• Lourival Gomes Machado, Art historian, and Art critic, born in Ribeirão Preto (died: March 17, 1967)
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• Alfred T. MacFarland, Lawyer, born in Lebanon (died: June 7, 2006)
• Jaroslav Beránek, Director, and Film director, born in Havlíčkův Brod (died: September 1, 1974)
• Vojtěch Petera, Internist, Physician, and Teacher, born in Horní Dehtov (died: December 10, 1992)
• Karel Zlámal, Optician, Chronicler, Beekeeper, and Photographer, born in Dluhonice (died: April 17, 1994)
• Alberto Alcalá de Lira, Farmer, Politician, and Teacher, born in Aguascalientes Municipality
• Georges Lachaud, Painter, born in Milan (died: January 1, 2012)
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• Laurie Scott, Association football player, and Association football coach, born in Sheffield (died: July 18, 1999)
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What happened on April 23, 1917

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April 23, 1917 Facts

What is my generation?

The person with birth year 1917 belongs to the GI Generation group.

When am I eligible to vote, open a bank account, buy a simcard and open a bank account? (Age of Majority)

• United States: April 23, 1935
• India: April 23, 1935
• Philippines: April 23, 1935
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1935
• Canada: April 23, 1935

According to data from the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, 205 countries and territories have a minimum voting age of 18 for national elections out of 237 countries and territories the organisation has data on as of October 2020. Some countries may issue additional requirements for voting eligibility from time to time.

When am I eligible to get a driving license?

Learner's Permit (Under supervision)

• United States: April 23, 1932
• India: April 23, 1933
• Philippines: April 23, 1933
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1934
• Canada: April 23, 1933

Light Vehicles (Mopeds or quad bikes, unsupervised)

• United States: April 23, 1933
• India: April 23, 1935
• Philippines: April 23, 1935
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1934
• Canada: April 23, 1933

Full Driving License

• United States: April 23, 1935
• India: April 23, 1937
• Philippines: April 23, 1935
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1938
• Canada: April 23, 1935

When do I reach age of consent?

• United States: April 23, 1933
• India: April 23, 1935
• Philippines: April 23, 1933
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1933
• Canada: April 23, 1933

Disclaimer: This is not legal advise. Age of consent is a complex legal system which can vary depending on individual situation and circumstances. In the United States, as of April 2021, of the total fifty U.S. states, approximately thirty have an age of consent of 16 (with this being the most common age of consent in the country), some set the age of consent at 17, and in about eleven states the age is 18.

When can I marry without parental consent?

• United States: April 23, 1935
• India: April 23, 1938
• Philippines: April 23, 1935
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1935
• Canada: April 23, 1935

When do I reach legal age of drinking (consuming alcohol)?

• United States: April 23, 1938
• India: April 23, 1938
• Philippines: April 23, 1935
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1935
• Canada: April 23, 1936

When do I reach legal age of smoking (consuming tobacco)?

• India: April 23, 1935
• Canada: April 23, 1936
• United States: April 23, 1938
• Philippines: April 23, 1938
• United Kingdom: April 23, 1935

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When Will I Become a Millionaire?

May 23, 1963

Yes, you can become a millionaire by saving small and investing. Believe in yourself and it's never too late to start.

Please note, this calculation assumes $100 monthly savings into US stocks with ARR 7% and that the monthly savings double every 10 years from the starting date. The actual outcome might vary based on additional factors not considered in this simple calculation, such as taxes, fees, changes in contribution, or more complex compounding scenarios.

Your next birthday

• April 23, 2026 is on a Thursday.
• Your next birthday is 220 days away.

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Astrology Analysis

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025

Transits for 2025

• Saturn sextile Jupiter
  Exact: 01 January, 2025
• Saturn sextile Mercury
  Exact: 12 March, 2025
• Saturn sextile Moon
  Exact: 01 April, 2025
• Mars aspects Sun
  Exact: 09 August, 2025
• Mars aspects Venus
  Exact: 09 August, 2025
• Jupiter conjunction Ketu
  Exact: 09 August, 2025
• Jupiter opposition Rahu
  Exact: 09 August, 2025
• Mars square Rahu
  Exact: 29 August, 2025
• Mars aspects Jupiter
  Exact: 29 August, 2025
• Mars opposition Mars
  Exact: 08 September, 2025
• Jupiter conjunction Saturn
  Exact: 17 November, 2025
• Saturn sextile Moon
  Exact: 27 November, 2025
• Mars aspects Saturn
  Exact: 07 December, 2025

Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.

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