What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 19, 1955?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 19, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 19, 1955?

On August 19, 1955 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on August 19, 1955?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Wood Goat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
71 years

Famous people born on August 19, 1955

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak

Coptic Catholic Patriarch

Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal

British barrister and baroness

Born the same week

Taher Elgamal

August 18 · American cryptographer

Djoomart Otorbaev

August 18 · Kyrgyzstani politician

Sabina Berman Goldberg

August 21 · Mexican poet, playwright and film director

Jigme Chhoeda

August 22 · 70th Je Khenpo of Bhutan

What happened that day

Hurricane Diane hits the northeastern United States, killing over 200 people and causing over $1 billion in damage.

Also that week

The First Sudanese Civil War begins.
The first meeting of the Organization of Central American States (, ODECA) is held, in Antigua Guatemala.
Hundreds of people are killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria.
Eleven schoolchildren are killed when their school bus is hit by a freight train in Spring City, Tennessee.
Satyajit Ray's film Pather Panchali is released in India.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 19, 1955 was a Friday. Someone born on August 19, 1955 is a Leo. Someone born on August 19, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,011 days. People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 19

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Coco Chanel
1883 · French fashion designer
Philo Farnsworth
1906 · American inventor

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Questions about August 19, 1955

What day of the week was August 19, 1955?: August 19, 1955 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 19, 1955?: Someone born on August 19, 1955 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 19, 1955?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 19, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.
How old is someone born on August 19, 1955?: Someone born on August 19, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,011 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1955?: People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 19, 1955?: On August 19, 1955 the moon was a New Moon.

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