What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 20, 1945?

On August 20, 1945 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Monday

Born on August 20, 1945?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on August 20, 1945

Farag Foda

Egyptian writer, professor, and human rights activist (1945–1992)

Cristian Gațu

Romanian handball player

Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu

Vietnamese catholic bishop

Born the same week

Héctor Sanabria

August 17 · Mexican footballer (1945–2024)

Katri Helena

August 17 · Finnish singer

Ian Gillan

August 19 · English singer

What happened that week

Chinese Civil War: Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek meet in Chongqing to discuss an end to hostilities between the Communists and the Nationalists.
WWII: Death of Subhas Chandra Bose – Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose is killed as a result of his overloaded Japanese plane crashing in Japanese Taiwan.
Philippines President José P. Laurel issues an Executive Proclamation putting an end to the Second Philippine Republic, thus ending his term as President of the Philippines.
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence: Indonesian nationalists Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, with Sukarno as president and Mohammad Hatta as vice-president, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.
Soviet–Japanese War: Joseph Stalin orders the detention of Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union.
WWII:

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 20, 1945 was a Monday. Someone born on August 20, 1945 is a Leo. Someone born on August 20, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,662 days. People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 · Swedish chemist
H. P. Lovecraft
1890 · American writer and editor
Slobodan Milošević
1941 · Yugoslav–Serbian politician

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Questions about August 20, 1945

What day of the week was August 20, 1945?: August 20, 1945 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on August 20, 1945?: Someone born on August 20, 1945 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on August 20, 1945?: Someone born on August 20, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,662 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 20, 1945?: On August 20, 1945 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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