What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1961?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 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 24, 1961?

On August 24, 1961 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on August 24, 1961?

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

Famous people born on August 24, 1961

Slim Chaker

Tunisian politician (1961–2017)

Born the same week

Stephen Hillenburg

August 21 · American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

Igor Chudinov

August 21 · Kyrgyzstani politician

Alexander Dvornikov

August 22 · Russian military officer (born 1961)

Alexandre Desplat

August 23 · French film composer (born 1961)

Mohammad-Reza Zahedi

August 23 · Iranian brigadier general (1961-2024)

What happened that week

João Goulart replaces Jânio Quadros as President of Brazil (he is ousted in 1964).
Rebel leader Jomo Kenyatta is released from prison in Kenya.
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

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 24, 1961 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 24, 1961 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 24, 1961 is 65 years old today and has lived about 23,814 days. People born in 1961 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, 1961

What day of the week was August 24, 1961?: August 24, 1961 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 24, 1961?: Someone born on August 24, 1961 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1961?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on August 24, 1961?: Someone born on August 24, 1961 is 65 years old today and has lived about 23,814 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 24, 1961?: On August 24, 1961 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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