What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 4, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 4, 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 4, 1976?

On August 4, 1976 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on August 4, 1976?

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

Famous people born on August 4, 1976

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Hasan Şaş

August 1 · Turkish association football player (born 1976)

Kati Wilhelm

August 2 · German cross-country skier and biathlete

Khamis Al-Zahrani

August 3 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Marlene Favela

August 5 · Mexican model and actress

Marians Pahars

August 5 · Latvian footballer (born 1976)

Damir Skomina

August 5 · Slovenian football referee

What happened that week

The clock of "Big Ben" at the Palace of Westminster in London suffers internal damage and requires frequent repairs. The clock is stopped at times on 26 of the next 275 days.
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.
Former United Kingdom Postmaster General John Stonehouse is sentenced to 7 years' jail for fraud, theft and forgery.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Elton John & Kiki Dee

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 4, 1976 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 4, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on August 4, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,356 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 4

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 · British Romantic poet
William Rowan Hamilton
1805 · Irish mathematician and astronomer
Knut Hamsun
1859 · Norwegian novelist
Louis Armstrong
1901 · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer
Yasser Arafat
1929 · Palestinian political leader and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority
Barack Obama
1961 · 44th President of the United States

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Questions about August 4, 1976

What day of the week was August 4, 1976?: August 4, 1976 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 4, 1976?: Someone born on August 4, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 4, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 4, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 4, 1976?: Someone born on August 4, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,356 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 4, 1976?: On August 4, 1976 the moon was a First Quarter.

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