What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1971?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 1971 falls in the year of the Metal Pig.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 24, 1971?

On August 24, 1971 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on August 24, 1971?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Metal Pig
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
55 years

Famous people born on August 24, 1971

Antoaneta Frenkeva

Bulgarian swimmer

Born the same week

Mamadou Diallo

August 21 · Senegalese footballer (born 1971)

Glen De Boeck

August 22 · Belgian footballer (1971-2025)

Demetrio Albertini

August 23 · Italian association football player

Thalía

August 26 · Mexican singer and actress (born 1971)

Marlon Ayoví

August 27 · Ecuadorian footballer

What happened that week

Border clashes occur between Tanzania and Uganda.
Bangladesh and eastern Bengal are flooded; thousands flee the area.
A bomb made of two hand grenades by alleged communist rebels explodes in the Liberal Party campaign party in Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila the Philippines, injuring several anti-Marcos political candidates.
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Intelsat) (effective February 12, 1973).
The USS Manatee spills of fuel oil on President Nixon's Western White House beach in San Clemente, California.
A partial solar eclipse is visible from Southern Ocean, and is the 4th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 154.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Bee Gees

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 24, 1971 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 24, 1971 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 24, 1971 is 55 years old today and has lived about 20,162 days. People born in 1971 belong to Generation X.

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, 1971

What day of the week was August 24, 1971?: August 24, 1971 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 24, 1971?: Someone born on August 24, 1971 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1971?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 1971 falls in the year of the Metal Pig.
How old is someone born on August 24, 1971?: Someone born on August 24, 1971 is 55 years old today and has lived about 20,162 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1971?: People born in 1971 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 24, 1971?: On August 24, 1971 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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