What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1946?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1946 falls in the year of the Fire Dog.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 9, 1946?

On August 9, 1946 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on August 9, 1946?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐕 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dog
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
80 years

Famous people born on August 9, 1946

Issa Hayatou

Cameroonian basketball player and football executive

Lilyana Tomova

Bulgarian middle distance runner

Gani Odutokun

Nigerian painter (1946-1995)

Born the same week

Peter Simonischek

August 6 · Austrian actor (1946–2023)

Emine Sevgi Özdamar

August 10 · Turkish-German writer (born 1946)

Óscar Berger

August 11 · President of Guatemala (2004–2008)

What happened that week

The Soviet Union escalates the Turkish Straits crisis through a diplomatic demand to Turkey.
The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake (magnitude 8.0) hits the northern Dominican Republic, killing 100 and leaving 20,000 homeless.
Santa Claus Land opens to the public at Santa Claus, Indiana. It becomes the first themed park, preceding Disneyland by 9 years, and is later renamed Holiday World.
Direct Action Day: Violence between Muslims and Hindus in Calcutta begins "The Week of the Long Knives", which leaves 3,000 dead.
The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad, India.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party is founded in South Kurdistan.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 9, 1946 was a Friday. Someone born on August 9, 1946 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,307 days. People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Dryden
1631 · 17th-century English poet and playwright
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 · Italian scientist
Jean Piaget
1896 · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic
Rod Laver
1938 · Australian tennis player

Questions about August 9, 1946

What day of the week was August 9, 1946?: August 9, 1946 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1946?: Someone born on August 9, 1946 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1946?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1946 falls in the year of the Fire Dog.
How old is someone born on August 9, 1946?: Someone born on August 9, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,307 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1946?: People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 9, 1946?: On August 9, 1946 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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