What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1952?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 9, 1952?

On August 9, 1952 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on August 9, 1952?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Water Dragon
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
74 years

Famous people born on August 9, 1952

Rui Jordão

Portuguese footballer (1952-2019)

Ewa Fröling

Swedish actress

Born the same week

Wojciech Fortuna

August 6 · Polish ski jumper

Kees Kist

August 7 · Dutch footballer

Salomón Nazar

August 7 · Honduran footballer

Jostein Gaarder

August 8 · Norwegian author (born 1952)

What happened that week

The Jordanian Parliament forces King Talal of Jordan to abdicate due to mental illness; he is succeeded by his son King Hussein.
Night of the Murdered Poets: 13 Soviet Jewish poets are executed.
The Treaty of Taipei between Japan and the Republic of China goes into effect, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Japan joins the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
West Germany joins the IMF and the World Bank.
Lynmouth, North Devon, England is devastated by floods; 34 die.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 9, 1952 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 9, 1952 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,116 days. People born in 1952 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

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Questions about August 9, 1952

What day of the week was August 9, 1952?: August 9, 1952 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1952?: Someone born on August 9, 1952 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1952?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 9, 1952?: Someone born on August 9, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,116 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1952?: People born in 1952 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, 1952?: On August 9, 1952 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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