What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1955?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 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 21, 1955?

On August 21, 1955 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on August 21, 1955?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Wood Goat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
71 years

Famous people born on August 21, 1955

Sabina Berman Goldberg

Mexican poet, playwright and film director

Ridha Grira

Tunisian politician

Born the same week

Taher Elgamal

August 18 · American cryptographer

Djoomart Otorbaev

August 18 · Kyrgyzstani politician

Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak

August 19 · Coptic Catholic Patriarch

Ibrahim Aoudou

August 23 · Cameroonian footballer 1955

What happened that week

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.
Hurricane Diane hits the northeastern United States, killing over 200 people and causing over $1 billion in damage.
The First Sudanese Civil War begins.
The first meeting of the Organization of Central American States (, ODECA) is held, in Antigua Guatemala.
Satyajit Ray's film Pather Panchali is released in India.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 21, 1955 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 21, 1955 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,010 days. People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1955

What day of the week was August 21, 1955?: August 21, 1955 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1955?: Someone born on August 21, 1955 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1955?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1955?: Someone born on August 21, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,010 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 21, 1955?: On August 21, 1955 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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