What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 8, 1950?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 8, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 8, 1950?

On August 8, 1950 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on August 8, 1950?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Metal Tiger
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
76 years

Famous people born on August 8, 1950

Martine Aubry

French politician (born 1950)

Maria Otero

American government official

Born the same week

Rosi Mittermaier

August 5 · German alpine skier (1950–2023)

Seyni Oumarou

August 9 · President of the Nigerien National Assembly

Theo Custers

August 10 · Belgian footballer

Steve Wozniak

August 11 · American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

What happened that day

American Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel in 13 hours, 22 minutes, beating the women's record for the crossing.
Winston Churchill supports the idea of a pan-European army, allied with Canada and the U.S.

Also that week

Monarchist demonstrations lead to a riot in Brussels.
2 Squadron SAAF departs from South Africa to take part in the Korean War.
1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash: A bomb-laden Boeing B-29 Superfortress crashes into a residential area in California, United States, killing 17 people and injuring 68.
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre – 75 U.S. soldiers are executed after being captured in battle by North Korea.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 8, 1950 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 8, 1950 is a Leo. Someone born on August 8, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,848 days. People born in 1950 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Emiliano Zapata
1879 · Mexican revolutionary
Ernest Lawrence
1901 · American nuclear physicist
Paul Dirac
1902 · British theoretical physicist

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Questions about August 8, 1950

What day of the week was August 8, 1950?: August 8, 1950 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 8, 1950?: Someone born on August 8, 1950 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 8, 1950?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 8, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.
How old is someone born on August 8, 1950?: Someone born on August 8, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,848 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1950?: People born in 1950 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 8, 1950?: On August 8, 1950 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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