What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1958?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 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 24, 1958?

On August 24, 1958 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 24, 1958?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐕 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dog
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
68 years

Famous people born on August 24, 1958

Yan Lianke

Chinese novelist and satirist

William Mangion

Maltese singer

Born the same week

Colm Feore

August 22 · American-born Canadian actor

Tim Burton

August 25 · American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)

Juan Antonio Señor

August 26 · Spanish footballer

Sergei Krikalev

August 27 · Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

What happened that week

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.
A general strike is called in Paraguay.
October 15 – Illinois observes the centennial of the Lincoln–Douglas debates.
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.
September 1 – Notting Hill race riots: Riots occur between blacks and whites in Notting Hill, London.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Little Star

The Elegants

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 24, 1958 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 24, 1958 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 24, 1958 is 68 years old today and has lived about 24,910 days. People born in 1958 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

William Wilberforce
1759 · English politician and abolitionist
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 · Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator
Fernand Braudel
1902 · French historian and leader of the Annales School

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Questions about August 24, 1958

What day of the week was August 24, 1958?: August 24, 1958 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 24, 1958?: Someone born on August 24, 1958 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1958?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 1958 falls in the year of the Earth Dog.
How old is someone born on August 24, 1958?: Someone born on August 24, 1958 is 68 years old today and has lived about 24,910 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 24, 1958?: On August 24, 1958 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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