What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 10, 1947?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 10, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 10, 1947?

On August 10, 1947 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on August 10, 1947?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
79 years

Famous people born on August 10, 1947

Laurent Pokou

Ivorian footballer (1947-2016)

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022

Rizah Mešković

Bosnian footballer (born 1947)

Born the same week

Sofia Rotaru

August 7 · Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress

Stefano Benni

August 12 · Italian writer and journalist (1947–2025)

Lamis Gaber

August 13 · Egyptian writer

What happened that week

Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands, after a 101-day, 4,300 mile, voyage across the Eastern Pacific Ocean, demonstrating that prehistoric peoples could have traveled to the Central Pacific islands from South America.
The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
The Muslim majority regions formed by the Partition of India gain independence from the British Empire as the Dominion of Pakistan. While the transition is officially at midnight on this day, Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14, compared with India on the 15th, because the Pakistan Standard Time is 30 minutes behind the standard time of India.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah becomes the first governor-general of Pakistan. Liaquat Ali Khan takes office as the first prime minister of Pakistan.
The Netherlands ends Operation Product, the first of its major military Police Actions in Indonesia.
The greater Indian subcontinent, with a mixed population of Hindu, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Zoroasters, Jews, Christians, Muslims and others formed by the Partition of India, gains independence from the British Empire, as the Dominion of India. 190 years British rule (1757–1947) in India comes to an end.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 10, 1947 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 10, 1947 is a Leo. Someone born on August 10, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,942 days. People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 10

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Camillo Benso di Cavour
1810 · first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in
Jorge Amado
1912 · Brazilian writer

Questions about August 10, 1947

What day of the week was August 10, 1947?: August 10, 1947 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 10, 1947?: Someone born on August 10, 1947 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 10, 1947?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 10, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on August 10, 1947?: Someone born on August 10, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,942 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1947?: People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 10, 1947?: On August 10, 1947 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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