What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 28, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 28, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 28, 1976?

On July 28, 1976 the moon was a New Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on July 28, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on July 28, 1976

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Pável Pardo

July 26 · Mexican footballer

Demis Hassabis

July 27 · British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1976)

Susanne Georgi

July 27 · Danish singer

Sonu Sood

July 30 · Indian film actor

Paulo Wanchope

July 31 · Costa Rican association football player

Maksim Romaschenko

July 31 · Belarusian footballer

What happened that day

The Tangshan earthquake flattens Tangshan, China, killing 242,769 people, and injuring 164,851.

Also that week

The United Kingdom breaks diplomatic relations with its former colony Uganda in response to the hijacking of Air France Flight 139.
Delegates attending an American Legion convention at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, US, begin falling ill with a form of pneumonia: this will eventually be recognised as the first outbreak of Legionnaires' disease and will end in the deaths of 29 attendees.
In New York City, the "Son of Sam" pulls a gun from a paper bag, killing one and seriously wounding another, in the first of a series of attacks that terrorize the city for the next year.
In Los Angeles, Ronald Reagan announces his choice of liberal U.S. Senator Richard Schweiker as his vice presidential running mate, in an effort to woo moderate Republican delegates away from President Gerald Ford.
Bruce Jenner wins the gold medal in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Kiss And Say Goodbye

The Manhattans

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🎵 No. 1 song

July 28, 1976 was a Wednesday. Someone born on July 28, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on July 28, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,363 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on July 28

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Marcel Duchamp
1887 · French painter, sculptor, and chess player
Karl Popper
1902 · Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society
Hugo Chávez
1954 · president of Venezuela ; revolutionary and military officer

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Questions about July 28, 1976

What day of the week was July 28, 1976?: July 28, 1976 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 28, 1976?: Someone born on July 28, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 28, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 28, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on July 28, 1976?: Someone born on July 28, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,363 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1976?: People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 28, 1976?: On July 28, 1976 the moon was a New Moon.

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