What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 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 15, 1976?

On August 15, 1976 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 15, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on August 15, 1976

Abiy Ahmed

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

Boudewijn Zenden

Dutch association football player (born 1976)

Dmitry Fofonov

Kazakhstani road bicycle racer

Andal Ampatuan

politician

What happened that week

Around 10,000 Protestant and Catholic women demonstrate for peace in Northern Ireland.
The Senegalese political party PAI-Rénovation is legally recognized, becoming the third legal party in the country.
The 8.0 Moro Gulf earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.
At Panmunjom, North Korea, two United States soldiers are killed while trying to chop down part of a tree in the Korean Demilitarized Zone which has obscured their view.
A sniper rampage in Wichita, Kansas on a Holiday Inn results in 3 deaths while 7 others are wounded.
U.S. President Gerald Ford edges out challenger Ronald Reagan to win the Republican Party presidential nomination in Kansas City.

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 15, 1976 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 15, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on August 15, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,344 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Napoleon
1769 · French military leader, French Emperor – and again in
Walter Scott
1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
Louis de Broglie
1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

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Questions about August 15, 1976

What day of the week was August 15, 1976?: August 15, 1976 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 15, 1976?: Someone born on August 15, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 15, 1976?: Someone born on August 15, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,344 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 15, 1976?: On August 15, 1976 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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