What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 20, 1949?

On August 20, 1949 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on August 20, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on August 20, 1949

Phil Lynott

Irish rock musician (1949–1986)

Born the same week

Mitsunori Fujiguchi

August 17 · Japanese association football player

Mwepu Ilunga

August 22 · DR Congolese footballer (1949-2015)

Vicky Leandros

August 23 · Greek singer

Rick Springfield

August 23 · Australian-American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor

Rawhi Fattouh

August 23 · Palestinian politician and senior member of Fatah who has served as Chairman of the Palestinian National Council since 2022

What happened that week

The Vatican announces that bones uncovered in its catacombs could be those of the apostle Peter; 19 years later, Pope Paul VI announces confirmation that the bones belong to this first pope.
Deportivo Saprissa enters Costa Rican soccer's first division.
The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake is Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
Kemi Bloody Thursday: two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is established.
The Salvatore Giuliano Gang explodes mines under a police barracks, outside Palermo, Sicily.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 20, 1949 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 20, 1949 is a Leo. Someone born on August 20, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,201 days. People born in 1949 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

Questions about August 20, 1949

What day of the week was August 20, 1949?: August 20, 1949 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 20, 1949?: Someone born on August 20, 1949 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on August 20, 1949?: Someone born on August 20, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,201 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 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, 1949?: On August 20, 1949 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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