What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1966?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 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 23, 1966?

On August 23, 1966 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on August 23, 1966?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Fire Horse
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
60 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1966

Alberto Acosta

Argentine association football player

Rik Smits

Dutch basketball player (born 1966)

Abbas Nilforoushan

Iranian general (1966–2024)

Born the same week

Enrico Letta

August 20 · Italian politician

Kenneth Malitoli

August 20 · footballer

Alexandre Torres

August 22 · Brazilian association football player

What happened that week

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is established.
The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), is formed.
Seven men are sentenced to death in Egypt for anti-Nasser agitation.
The first battle of the South African Air Force and the South African Police with PLAN, the armed wing of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), takes place at Ongulumbashe during Operation Blue Wildebeest, triggering the South African Border War which continues until 1989.
The 6.8 Varto earthquake affects the town of Varto in eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394–3,000 and injuring at least 1,420.
Vietnam War – Battle of Long Tan: D Company, 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, meets and defeats a Viet Cong force estimated to be four times larger, in Phuoc Tuy Province, Republic of Vietnam.

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 23, 1966 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 23, 1966 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 21,989 days. People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.

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

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Questions about August 23, 1966

What day of the week was August 23, 1966?: August 23, 1966 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1966?: Someone born on August 23, 1966 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1966?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1966 falls in the year of the Fire Horse.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1966?: Someone born on August 23, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 21,989 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 23, 1966?: On August 23, 1966 the moon was a First Quarter.

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