What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 16, 1958?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 16, 1958 falls in the year of the Earth Dog.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 16, 1958?

On August 16, 1958 the moon was a New Moon.

A Saturday

Born on August 16, 1958?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐕 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dog
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
68 years

Famous people born on August 16, 1958

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

José Luis Clerc

Argentine tennis player

Steve Sem-Sandberg

Swedish writer, journalist and critic (born 1958)

Kenneth David Oswin Richards

Jamaican priest

Rajmonda Bulku

Albanian actress and politician

What happened that week

The first Thor-Able rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17. The launch fails due to a first stage malfunction.
KLM Flight 607-E, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, crashes into the Atlantic with 99 people aboard, all of whom are killed.
Brojen Das from East Pakistan swims across the English Channel in a competition, the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He is first among 39 competitors.
October 15 – Illinois observes the centennial of the Lincoln–Douglas debates.
The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis begins with the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army shelling the island of Kinmen (Quemoy) which is controlled by the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s Kuomintang forces.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)

Domenico Modugno

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 16, 1958 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 16, 1958 is a Leo. Someone born on August 16, 1958 is 68 years old today and has lived about 24,918 days. People born in 1958 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Cayley
1821 · English mathematician
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 · German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor
T. E. Lawrence
1888 · British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat
James Cameron
1954 · Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born )

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Questions about August 16, 1958

What day of the week was August 16, 1958?: August 16, 1958 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 16, 1958?: Someone born on August 16, 1958 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 16, 1958?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 16, 1958 falls in the year of the Earth Dog.
How old is someone born on August 16, 1958?: Someone born on August 16, 1958 is 68 years old today and has lived about 24,918 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1958?: People born in 1958 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 16, 1958?: On August 16, 1958 the moon was a New Moon.

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