What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 1, 1968?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 1, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 1, 1968?

On August 1, 1968 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on August 1, 1968?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Earth Monkey
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
58 years

Famous people born on August 1, 1968

Yasmine Belkaid

Algerian French immunologist

Born the same week

Robert Korzeniowski

July 30 · Polish athletics competitor (born 1968)

Stefan Effenberg

August 2 · German association football player

Russell Latapy

August 2 · Trinidadian association football player

Braima Camará

August 3 · politician and Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau since August 2025

Daniel Dae Kim

August 4 · South Korean-American actor

What happened that day

The Municipal University of São Caetano do Sul is established in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo.

Also that week

The magnitude () 7.6 Casiguran earthquake affects the Aurora province in the Philippines with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 207 and injuring 261.
Arenal Volcano erupts in Costa Rica for the first time in centuries.
8 – The Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida nominates Richard Nixon for U.S. president and Spiro Agnew for vice president.
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.
Pope Paul VI publishes the encyclical Humanae vitae, reaffirming the Catholic Church's opposition to artificial birth control.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Hello, I Love You

The Doors

🎵 No. 1 song

August 1, 1968 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 1, 1968 is a Leo. Someone born on August 1, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,280 days. People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
1744 · French naturalist
Herman Melville
1819 · American writer and poet
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 · French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 · French fashion designer

Questions about August 1, 1968

What day of the week was August 1, 1968?: August 1, 1968 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 1, 1968?: Someone born on August 1, 1968 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 1, 1968?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 1, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 1, 1968?: Someone born on August 1, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,280 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1968?: People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 1, 1968?: On August 1, 1968 the moon was a First Quarter.

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