What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 16, 1959?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 16, 1959 falls in the year of the Earth Pig.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 16, 1959?

On July 16, 1959 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on July 16, 1959?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Earth Pig
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
67 years

Famous people born on July 16, 1959

Jürgen Ligi

Estonian politician (born 1959)

Gerd Wessig

East German high jumper

Zoran Jolevski

North Macedonian politician

Born the same week

Vincent Lindon

July 15 · French actor

Konstantinos Tasoulas

July 17 · Greek politician, President of Greece since 2025

Juan J. Campanella

July 19 · Argentine film director and screenwriter

What happened that week

The first skull of Australopithecus is discovered by Louis Leakey and his wife Mary in the Olduvai Gorge of Tanzania.
Groups of Kurdish and communist militias rebel in Kirkuk, Iraq against the central government.
A Kumamoto University medical research group studying Minamata disease concludes that it is caused by mercury.
Wing Commander Michael Beetham flying a British Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant sets a record of 11 hours 27 minutes for a non-stop London-Cape Town flight.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Lonely Boy

Paul Anka

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🎵 No. 1 song

July 16, 1959 was a Thursday. Someone born on July 16, 1959 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 16, 1959 is 67 years old today and has lived about 24,584 days. People born in 1959 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary Baker Eddy
1821 · American founder of Christian Science
Roald Amundsen
1872 · Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
Ginger Rogers
1911 · American actress and dancer
Margaret Court
1942 · Australian tennis player

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Questions about July 16, 1959

What day of the week was July 16, 1959?: July 16, 1959 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on July 16, 1959?: Someone born on July 16, 1959 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 16, 1959?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 16, 1959 falls in the year of the Earth Pig.
How old is someone born on July 16, 1959?: Someone born on July 16, 1959 is 67 years old today and has lived about 24,584 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1959?: People born in 1959 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 16, 1959?: On July 16, 1959 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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