What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 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 21, 1976?

On August 21, 1976 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on August 21, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on August 21, 1976

Liezel Huber

South Africa born- US tennis player

Jeff Cunningham

Jamaican-American soccer player

Lia Tadesse

Ethiopian politician

Born the same week

Paraskevas Antzas

August 18 · Greek international footballer (1976–2026)

Pablo Larraín

August 19 · Chilean film director, producer and screenwriter

Alex O'Loughlin

August 24 · Australian film and television actor

What happened that week

U.S. President Gerald Ford edges out challenger Ronald Reagan to win the Republican Party presidential nomination in Kansas City.
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.
In Uruguay, the army captures Marcelo Gelman and his pregnant wife. Gelman is later killed and his wife disappears.
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.
Jacques Chirac resigns as Prime Minister of France; he is succeeded by Raymond Barre.
Landslide disaster in Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong.

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 21, 1976 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 21, 1976 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,338 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1976

What day of the week was August 21, 1976?: August 21, 1976 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1976?: Someone born on August 21, 1976 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1976?: Someone born on August 21, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,338 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 21, 1976?: On August 21, 1976 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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