What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 28, 1947?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 28, 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 28, 1947?

On August 28, 1947 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on August 28, 1947?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
79 years

Famous people born on August 28, 1947

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Nicolae Dobrin

August 26 · Romanian footballer (1947-2007)

Saïd Sadi

August 26 · Algerian politician

Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur

August 30 · Iranian cleric (1947–2021)

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

August 31 · Italian businessman (born 1947)

Somchai Wongsawat

August 31 · prime minister of Thailand form september to december 2008

Dimitar Marashliev

August 31 · Bulgarian footballer (1947-2018)

What happened that week

The French government lowers the daily bread ration to 200 grams, causing riots in Verdun and Le Mans.
A fire at a movie theater in Rueil, a suburb of Paris, France, kills 83 people.
In Hungary, communists fail to gain a majority in the 1947 Hungarian parliamentary election (despite widespread fraud) and turn to direct action as part of the country's transition to Communism (1944–1949).
The prime minister of Greece, Dimitrios Maximos, resigns.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 28, 1947 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 28, 1947 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 28, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,924 days. People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 28

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749 · German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician
Leo Tolstoy
1828 · Russian author
Jack Kirby
1917 · American comic book artist

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Questions about August 28, 1947

What day of the week was August 28, 1947?: August 28, 1947 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 28, 1947?: Someone born on August 28, 1947 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 28, 1947?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 28, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on August 28, 1947?: Someone born on August 28, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,924 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 28, 1947?: On August 28, 1947 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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