What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 13, 1959?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 13, 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 13, 1959?

On August 13, 1959 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on August 13, 1959?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Earth Pig
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
67 years

Famous people born on August 13, 1959

Thomas Ravelli

Swedish association football goalkeeper

Born the same week

Rosanna Arquette

August 10 · American actress

Gustavo Cerati

August 11 · Argentine musician (1959–2014)

Mike Hopkins

August 12 · sound editor (1959-2012)

Magic Johnson

August 14 · American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)

Marc Sergeant

August 16 · road bicycle racer

What happened that week

Explorer 6 sends the first picture of Earth from orbit.
Cyprus gains independence.
The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwest Montana, United States, kills 28.
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.

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 13, 1959 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 13, 1959 is a Leo. Someone born on August 13, 1959 is 67 years old today and has lived about 24,556 days. People born in 1959 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 13

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Logie Baird
1888 · Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
Alfred Hitchcock
1899 · British filmmaker
Frederick Sanger
1918 · British biochemist
Fidel Castro
1926 · Cuban politician, author and revolutionary

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Questions about August 13, 1959

What day of the week was August 13, 1959?: August 13, 1959 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 13, 1959?: Someone born on August 13, 1959 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 13, 1959?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 13, 1959 falls in the year of the Earth Pig.
How old is someone born on August 13, 1959?: Someone born on August 13, 1959 is 67 years old today and has lived about 24,556 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 13, 1959?: On August 13, 1959 the moon was a First Quarter.

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