What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 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 17, 1976?

On August 17, 1976 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on August 17, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on August 17, 1976

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Abiy Ahmed

August 15 · Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

Boudewijn Zenden

August 15 · Dutch association football player (born 1976)

Dmitry Fofonov

August 15 · Kazakhstani road bicycle racer

Paraskevas Antzas

August 18 · Greek international footballer (1976–2026)

Mario Muscat

August 18 · Maltese football goalkeeper

Pablo Larraín

August 19 · Chilean film director, producer and screenwriter

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
U.S. President Gerald Ford edges out challenger Ronald Reagan to win the Republican Party presidential nomination in Kansas City.
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.
A sniper rampage in Wichita, Kansas on a Holiday Inn results in 3 deaths while 7 others are wounded.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Elton John & Kiki Dee

🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1976 was a Tuesday. Someone born on August 17, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,341 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pierre de Fermat
1601 · French mathematician and lawyer
John III Sobieski
1629 · King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Menilek II
1844 · Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa
Samuel Goldwyn
1882 · Polish-American film producer
Marcus Garvey
1887 · Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur
Mae West
1893 · American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer
Jiang Zemin
1926 · former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
V. S. Naipaul
1932 · Trinidadian-British writer
Robert De Niro
1943 · American actor (born )

Questions about August 17, 1976

What day of the week was August 17, 1976?: August 17, 1976 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1976?: Someone born on August 17, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1976?: Someone born on August 17, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,341 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 17, 1976?: On August 17, 1976 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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