What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1947?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 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 20, 1947?

On August 20, 1947 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on August 20, 1947?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
79 years

Famous people born on August 20, 1947

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Frédéric Mitterrand

August 21 · French politician (1947–2024)

Mary Simon

August 21 · Governor General of Canada 2021-2025

Sándor Erdős

August 21 · Hungarian fencer

Margaret Chan

August 22 · Chinese-Canadian physician (born 1947)

Ian Scheckter

August 22 · South African racing driver

Terje Rypdal

August 23 · Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer

What happened that week

The prime minister of Greece, Dimitrios Maximos, resigns.
In Greece, General Markos Vafiadis takes over the government until 1949.
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.
Jawaharlal Nehru takes office as the first prime minister of India, taking his oath from Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India (but no longer viceroy).
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.

What happened that day

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August 20, 1947 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 20, 1947 is a Leo. Someone born on August 20, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,932 days. People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.

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, 1947

What day of the week was August 20, 1947?: August 20, 1947 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 20, 1947?: Someone born on August 20, 1947 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1947?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on August 20, 1947?: Someone born on August 20, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,932 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 20, 1947?: On August 20, 1947 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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