What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 29, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 29, 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 29, 1976?

On July 29, 1976 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on July 29, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on July 29, 1976

Olive Lembe di Sita

former First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fernando de Ornelas

Venezuelan footballer

Naina Ravaoarisoa

Olympic judoka

Born the same week

Pável Pardo

July 26 · Mexican footballer

Demis Hassabis

July 27 · British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1976)

Hasan Şaş

August 1 · Turkish association football player (born 1976)

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

The Tangshan earthquake flattens Tangshan, China, killing 242,769 people, and injuring 164,851.
Bruce Jenner wins the gold medal in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
In Santiago, Chile, Cruzeiro from Brazil beats River Plate from Argentina and are the Copa Libertadores de América champions in Association football.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Kiss And Say Goodbye

The Manhattans

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🎵 No. 1 song

July 29, 1976 was a Thursday. Someone born on July 29, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on July 29, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,361 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on July 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 · French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs
Benito Mussolini
1883 · dictator of Italy from to
Dag Hammarskjöld
1905 · Swedish diplomat, economist, and author

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Questions about July 29, 1976

What day of the week was July 29, 1976?: July 29, 1976 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on July 29, 1976?: Someone born on July 29, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 29, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 29, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on July 29, 1976?: Someone born on July 29, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,361 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 29, 1976?: On July 29, 1976 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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