What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1966?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1966 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 9, 1966?

On August 9, 1966 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on August 9, 1966?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
60 years

Famous people born on August 9, 1966

Linn Ullmann

Norwegian writer and journalist

Khadim Hussain Rizvi

Pakistani Muslim scholar and politician

Obeth Kandjoze

Namibian politician

Born the same week

Jimmy Wales

August 7 · co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

Hossam Hassan

August 10 · Egyptian association football player and coach

Ibrahim Hassan

August 10 · Egyptian footballer

What happened that week

Lunar Orbiter 1, the first U.S. spacecraft to orbit the Moon, is launched.
Indonesia and Malaysia issue a joint peace declaration, formally ending the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation which began in 1963.
the Beatles hold a press conference in Chicago, during which John Lennon apologizes for his "more popular than Jesus" remark, saying, "I didn't mean it as a lousy anti-religious thing."
Braniff International Airways Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, Nebraska, United States, killing all 42 of those on board.
René Barrientos takes office as the President of Bolivia.
The Salazar Bridge (later the 25 de Abril Bridge) opens in Lisbon, Portugal.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Summer In The City

The Lovin' Spoonful

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 9, 1966 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 9, 1966 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,003 days. People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.

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, 1966

What day of the week was August 9, 1966?: August 9, 1966 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1966?: Someone born on August 9, 1966 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1966?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1966 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on August 9, 1966?: Someone born on August 9, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,003 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1966?: People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 9, 1966?: On August 9, 1966 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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