What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 18, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 18, 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 18, 1976?

On August 18, 1976 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on August 18, 1976?

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

Famous people born on August 18, 1976

Paraskevas Antzas

Greek international footballer (1976–2026)

Mario Muscat

Maltese football goalkeeper

Born the same week

Abiy Ahmed

August 15 · Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

Boudewijn Zenden

August 15 · Dutch association football player (born 1976)

Pablo Larraín

August 19 · Chilean film director, producer and screenwriter

Liezel Huber

August 21 · South Africa born- US tennis player

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
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.
In Uruguay, the army captures Marcelo Gelman and his pregnant wife. Gelman is later killed and his wife disappears.

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 18, 1976 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 18, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on August 18, 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 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Franz Joseph I of Austria
1830 · Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
1863 · Russian chemist and photographer
Roman Polanski
1933 · French-Polish filmmaker (born )

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Questions about August 18, 1976

What day of the week was August 18, 1976?: August 18, 1976 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 18, 1976?: Someone born on August 18, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 18, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 18, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 18, 1976?: Someone born on August 18, 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 18, 1976?: On August 18, 1976 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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