What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 16, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 16, 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 16, 1944?

On August 16, 1944 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on August 16, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on August 16, 1944

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Mahmoud Ezzat

August 13 · Acting Muslim Brotherhood leader

Sylvie Vartan

August 15 · French singer, chansonnier, and actress (born 1944)

Larry Ellison

August 17 · American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)

Rexhep Meidani

August 17 · Albanian politician

Helena Rojo

August 18 · Mexican actress (1944–2024)

Mordechai Spiegler

August 19 · Israeli footballer and manager

What happened that week

WWII: Operation Dragoon lands Allies in southern France. The U.S. 45th Infantry Division participates in its fourth assault landing at Sainte-Maxime, spearheading the drive for the Belfort Gap.
WWII: American submarine sinks Teia Maru, Eishin Maru, Teiyu Maruqq and aircraft carrier from Japanese convoy HI71, in one of the most effective American "wolfpack" attacks of the war.
WWII:
American submarine torpedoes Japanese landing craft depot ship ; more than 4,400 Japanese servicemen drown.
Liberation of Paris starts with resistance forces staging an insurrection against the German occupiers.
WWII:

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 16, 1944 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 16, 1944 is a Leo. Someone born on August 16, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,031 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Cayley
1821 · English mathematician
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 · German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor
T. E. Lawrence
1888 · British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat
James Cameron
1954 · Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born )
Madonna
1958 · American singer, songwriter, and actress (born )

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Questions about August 16, 1944

What day of the week was August 16, 1944?: August 16, 1944 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 16, 1944?: Someone born on August 16, 1944 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 16, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 16, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 16, 1944?: Someone born on August 16, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,031 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 16, 1944?: On August 16, 1944 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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