What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 22, 1952?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 22, 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 22, 1952?

On August 22, 1952 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on August 22, 1952?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Water Dragon
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
74 years

Famous people born on August 22, 1952

Hau Lung-pin

Taiwanese politician and chemist (born 1952)

Born the same week

Denis Milar

August 20 · Uruguayan footballer

Joe Strummer

August 21 · British singer, musician and songwriter (1952–2002)

Jiří Paroubek

August 21 · Czech politician, former prime minister

Santillana

August 23 · Spanish footballer

Linton Kwesi Johnson

August 24 · Jamaican dub poet

What happened that day

The most damaging aftershock of the 1952 Kern County earthquake sequence strikes with a moment magnitude of 5.8, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This event damages several hundred buildings in Bakersfield, California, with total additional losses of $10 million, with two associated deaths and some injuries.

Also that week

A 7.5 earthquake shakes the Tibet region leaving a balance of 54 fatalities.
A British passenger jet makes a return crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in the same day.
Reparation negotiations between West Germany and Israel end in Luxembourg: Germany will pay 3 billion Deutsche Marks.
Lynmouth, North Devon, England is devastated by floods; 34 die.
Composer John Cage's 4′33″, during which the performer does not play, premieres in Woodstock, New York.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 22, 1952 was a Friday. Someone born on August 22, 1952 is a Leo. Someone born on August 22, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,103 days. People born in 1952 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 22

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Claude Debussy
1862 · French classical composer
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 · German filmmaker, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist
Deng Xiaoping
1904 · Chinese politician and paramount leader from to
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 · French photographer
Ray Bradbury
1920 · American author and screenwriter
Karlheinz Stockhausen
1928 · German composer

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Questions about August 22, 1952

What day of the week was August 22, 1952?: August 22, 1952 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 22, 1952?: Someone born on August 22, 1952 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 22, 1952?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 22, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 22, 1952?: Someone born on August 22, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,103 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 22, 1952?: On August 22, 1952 the moon was a New Moon.

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