What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1959?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1959 falls in the year of the Earth Pig.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 9, 1959?

On August 9, 1959 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on August 9, 1959?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Earth Pig
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
67 years

Famous people born on August 9, 1959

Idrissa Seck

Senegalese politician

Maria Guleghina

Ukrainian singer

Gulnara Mehmandarova

Azerbaijani architect and researcher

Born the same week

Moza bint Nasser Al Missned

August 8 · widow of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (born 1959)

Rosanna Arquette

August 10 · American actress

Gustavo Cerati

August 11 · Argentine musician (1959–2014)

What happened that week

A flood in Taiwan kills 2,000.
Explorer program: The United States launches Explorer 6 from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Roseburg Blast in Oregon, caused when a truck carrying explosives catches fire, kills 14 and causes $12 million worth of damage.
Martial law is declared in Laos.
Explorer 6 sends the first picture of Earth from orbit.
Cyprus gains independence.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

A Big Hunk O' Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 9, 1959 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 9, 1959 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1959 is 67 years old today and has lived about 24,560 days. People born in 1959 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Dryden
1631 · 17th-century English poet and playwright
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 · Italian scientist
Jean Piaget
1896 · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic
Rod Laver
1938 · Australian tennis player

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Questions about August 9, 1959

What day of the week was August 9, 1959?: August 9, 1959 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1959?: Someone born on August 9, 1959 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1959?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1959 falls in the year of the Earth Pig.
How old is someone born on August 9, 1959?: Someone born on August 9, 1959 is 67 years old today and has lived about 24,560 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1959?: People born in 1959 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 9, 1959?: On August 9, 1959 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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