A Thursday
Born on August 9, 1951?
Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.
📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐇 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rabbit
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
75 years
Famous people born on August 9, 1951
Born the same week
Mohamed Morsi
August 8 · president of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
Louis van Gaal
August 8 · Dutch footbal player and manager
Mamoru Oshii
August 8 · Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
Juan Manuel Santos
August 10 · president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
Salvador Salguero
August 10 · Peruvian footballer (born 1951)
What happened that day
🎵 No. 1 song
August 9, 1951 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 9, 1951 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1951 is 75 years old today and has lived about 27,482 days. People born in 1951 belong to the Baby Boomers.
Also born on August 9
Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Dryden
1631 · 17th-century English poet and playwright

Amedeo Avogadro
1776 · Italian scientist

Jean Piaget
1896 · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic

Rod Laver
1938 · Australian tennis player
Gift ideas for someone born in 1951
AdPresents that go back to the year it all began.
- Decorations for turning 76
- “Born in 1951” gifts
- Wine from 1951
- Books about 1951
- A newspaper from 1951
- Coin set from 1951
As an Amazon Associate, Birthscape earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability are set by Amazon.
Questions about August 9, 1951
- What day of the week was August 9, 1951?
- August 9, 1951 was a Thursday.
- What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1951?
- Someone born on August 9, 1951 is a Leo.
- What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1951?
- In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1951 falls in the year of the Metal Rabbit.
- How old is someone born on August 9, 1951?
- Someone born on August 9, 1951 is 75 years old today and has lived about 27,482 days.
- Which generation is someone born in 1951?
- People born in 1951 belong to the Baby Boomers.
- What is the birthstone for August?
- The birthstone for August is peridot.
- What was the moon phase on August 9, 1951?
- On August 9, 1951 the moon was a First Quarter.
Born on this day?
Get the full time capsule: weather, star map, local No. 1, prices and a certificate.