What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 2, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 2, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 2, 1944?

On August 2, 1944 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on August 2, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on August 2, 1944

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Jimmy Cliff

July 30 · Jamaican musician (1944–2025)

Geraldine Chaplin

July 31 · British-American actress

Yury Romanenko

August 1 · Soviet cosmonaut (born 1944)

Andrew G. Vajna

August 1 · Hungarian film producer (1944–2019)

Orhan Gencebay

August 4 · Turkish actor and singer (born 1944)

Polycarp Pengo

August 5 · Tanzanian Roman Catholic cardinal (1944–2026)

What happened that day

WWII:
Turkey ends diplomatic and economic relations with Germany.
The First Assembly of ASNOM (the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the People's Liberation of Macedonia) is held in the Prohor Pčinjski monastery.

Also that week

WWII: The Warsaw Uprising begins.
WWII: Soviet forces liberate Kaunas.
The Education Act in the United Kingdom, promoted by Rab Butler, provides for the postwar education system, including free secondary education for children of both sexes and raising of the school leaving age to 15.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 2, 1944 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 2, 1944 is a Leo. Someone born on August 2, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,045 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jack Warner
1892 · American film executive
Peter O'Toole
1932 · British-Irish actor

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Questions about August 2, 1944

What day of the week was August 2, 1944?: August 2, 1944 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 2, 1944?: Someone born on August 2, 1944 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 2, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 2, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 2, 1944?: Someone born on August 2, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,045 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 2, 1944?: On August 2, 1944 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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