What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1950?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 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 15, 1950?

On August 15, 1950 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on August 15, 1950?

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

Famous people born on August 15, 1950

Anne, Princess Royal

daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Jorma Ollila

Finnish businessman

Andreas Demetriou

Greek Cypriot developmental psychologist and former Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus

Born the same week

Jack Unterweger

August 16 · Austrian serial killer (1950–1994)

Mirko Cvetković

August 16 · Prime Minister of Serbia (2008–2012)

Nasirul Mulk

August 17 · Pakistani jurist and politician (born 1950)

What happened that day

The 8.6 Assam–Tibet earthquake shakes the region, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing about 4,800 people.

Also that week

Korean War: Hill 303 massacre – 39 U.S. soldiers are executed after being captured in battle by North Korea.
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre – 75 U.S. soldiers are executed after being captured in battle by North Korea.
In his encyclical Humani generis, Pope Pius XII requires Catholic theologians to defer to the teachings of the Church as a whole but declares evolution to be a serious hypothesis that does not contradict essential Catholic views.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 15, 1950 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 15, 1950 is a Leo. Someone born on August 15, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,841 days. People born in 1950 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Napoleon
1769 · French military leader, French Emperor – and again in
Walter Scott
1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
Louis de Broglie
1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

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Questions about August 15, 1950

What day of the week was August 15, 1950?: August 15, 1950 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 15, 1950?: Someone born on August 15, 1950 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1950?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.
How old is someone born on August 15, 1950?: Someone born on August 15, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,841 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 15, 1950?: On August 15, 1950 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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