What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 2, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 2, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 2, 1976?

On August 2, 1976 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Monday

Born on August 2, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on August 2, 1976

Kati Wilhelm

German cross-country skier and biathlete

Sam Worthington

Australian and English actor (born 1976)

Pritam Singh

secretary-general of the Workers' Party (Singapore) since 2018

Mohammad Zahid

cricketer

What happened that day

A gunman murders Andrea Wilborn and Stan Farr and injures Priscilla Davis and Gus Gavrel, in an incident at Priscilla's mansion in Fort Worth, Texas. T. Cullen Davis, Priscilla's husband and one of the richest men in Texas, is tried and found innocent for Andrea's murder, involvement in a plot to kill several people (including Priscilla and a judge), and a wrongful death lawsuit. Cullen goes broke afterwards.

Also that week

The 1976 Summer Olympics ends in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic, replacing Elizabeth II as its head of state with President Ellis Clarke.
Defending F1 World Champion Niki Lauda suffers serious burns in the German Grand Prix after a huge accident that nearly cost him his life.
NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo, taken by Viking 1.
The Big Thompson River in northern Colorado floods, destroying more than 400 cars and houses and killing 143 people.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Elton John & Kiki Dee

🎵 No. 1 song

August 2, 1976 was a Monday. Someone born on August 2, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on August 2, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,357 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jack Warner
1892 · American film executive
Peter O'Toole
1932 · British-Irish actor

Questions about August 2, 1976

What day of the week was August 2, 1976?: August 2, 1976 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on August 2, 1976?: Someone born on August 2, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 2, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 2, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 2, 1976?: Someone born on August 2, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,357 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1976?: People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 2, 1976?: On August 2, 1976 the moon was a First Quarter.

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