What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 24, 1968?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 24, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 24, 1968?

On July 24, 1968 the moon was a New Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on July 24, 1968?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Earth Monkey
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
58 years

Famous people born on July 24, 1968

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Álvaro Gutiérrez

July 21 · Uruguayan footballer

Vítor Pereira

July 26 · Portuguese football manager

Yasmine Pahlavi

July 26 · Wife of Reza Pahlavi (* 1968)

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

July 27 · Italian actress

Cliff Curtis

July 27 · New Zealand actor

Julian McMahon

July 27 · Australian–American actor (1968–2025)

What happened that week

28 – Black militants led by Fred (Ahmed) Evans engage in a fierce gunfight with police in the Glenville Shootout of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States, leaving 7 people killed.
Pope Paul VI publishes the encyclical Humanae vitae, reaffirming the Catholic Church's opposition to artificial birth control.
Tysons Corner Center one of the largest malls in the U.S. opens to the public and the Washington DC area.
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to 5 years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Arenal Volcano erupts in Costa Rica for the first time in centuries.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Grazing In The Grass

Hugh Masekela

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🎵 No. 1 song

July 24, 1968 was a Wednesday. Someone born on July 24, 1968 is a Leo. Someone born on July 24, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,288 days. People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.

Also born on July 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Simón Bolívar
1783 · Venezuelan statesman and military officer
Alexandre Dumas
1802 · French writer and dramatist
Ilya Repin
1844 · Russian-empire painter of Ukrainian birth
Amelia Earhart
1897 · American aviation pioneer and author

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Questions about July 24, 1968

What day of the week was July 24, 1968?: July 24, 1968 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 24, 1968?: Someone born on July 24, 1968 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 24, 1968?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 24, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.
How old is someone born on July 24, 1968?: Someone born on July 24, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,288 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1968?: People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 24, 1968?: On July 24, 1968 the moon was a New Moon.

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