What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1961?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 23, 1961?

On August 23, 1961 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on August 23, 1961?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Metal Ox
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
65 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1961

Alexandre Desplat

French film composer (born 1961)

Mohammad-Reza Zahedi

Iranian brigadier general (1961-2024)

Surita Narain

Indian environmentalist

Lassaad Chabbi

Tunisian-Austrian association football manager

Yelena Taranova

Azerbaijani Paralympic shooter

What happened that week

Rebel leader Jomo Kenyatta is released from prison in Kenya.
João Goulart replaces Jânio Quadros as President of Brazil (he is ousted in 1964).
A French military aircraft clips a cable of the aerial tramway connecting Pointe Helbronner and the Aiguille du Midi in the French Alps. Three cars of the tramway fall, killing five people, but the remaining 63 cable car passengers are rescued and the pilot lands his plane safely.
The Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness is signed at the United Nations in New York, coming into effect December 13, 1975.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1961 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 23, 1961 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1961 is 65 years old today and has lived about 23,815 days. People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on August 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis XVI of France
1754 · King of France and Navarre from to , then King of the French from to
Georges Cuvier
1769 · French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Gene Kelly
1912 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
Clifford Geertz
1926 · American anthropologist

Questions about August 23, 1961

What day of the week was August 23, 1961?: August 23, 1961 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1961?: Someone born on August 23, 1961 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1961?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1961?: Someone born on August 23, 1961 is 65 years old today and has lived about 23,815 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1961?: People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 23, 1961?: On August 23, 1961 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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