What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 11, 1972?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 11, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 11, 1972?

On August 11, 1972 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on August 11, 1972?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Water Rat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
54 years

Famous people born on August 11, 1972

Agnes Samaria

Namibian middle-distance runner

Vassos Melanarkitis

Cypriot footballer

Born the same week

Juanes

August 9 · Colombian musician (born 1972)

Ma Mingyu

August 10 · Chinese footballer (born 1972)

Mark Kinsella

August 12 · Irish footballer

Hani Hanjour

August 13 · Saudi Arabian hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 77

What happened that week

1972 Great Daylight Fireball: A brilliant meteor is seen in the western U.S. and Canada as an Apollo asteroid skips off the Earth's atmosphere.
Oil tankers Oswego-Guardian and Texanita collide near Stilbaai, South Africa.
An East German Ilyushin airliner crashes near East Berlin; all 156 on board perish.
As part of a coup attempt, members of the Royal Moroccan Air Force fire upon, but fail to bring down, Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
Expulsion of Asians from Uganda: Dictator Idi Amin declares that Uganda will expel 50,000 Asians with British passports to Britain within 3 months. Most of their property is confiscated.
August 1972 solar storms: A huge solar flare (one of the largest ever recorded) knocks out cable lines in the U.S. It begins with the appearance of sunspots on August 2; an August 4 flare kicks off high levels of activity until August 10.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 11, 1972 was a Friday. Someone born on August 11, 1972 is a Leo. Someone born on August 11, 1972 is 54 years old today and has lived about 19,809 days. People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Steve Wozniak
1950 · American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

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Questions about August 11, 1972

What day of the week was August 11, 1972?: August 11, 1972 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 11, 1972?: Someone born on August 11, 1972 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 11, 1972?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 11, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.
How old is someone born on August 11, 1972?: Someone born on August 11, 1972 is 54 years old today and has lived about 19,809 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1972?: People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 11, 1972?: On August 11, 1972 the moon was a New Moon.

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