What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 26, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 26, 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 26, 1976?

On August 26, 1976 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on August 26, 1976?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dragon
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on August 26, 1976

Zemfira

Russian rock musician and songwriter

Ninrod Medina

former Honduran football player

Obaid Mohamed

football player

Born the same week

Alexander Skarsgård

August 25 · Swedish actor (born 1976)

Carlos Moyá

August 27 · Spanish tennis player

Zoltán Almási

August 29 · Hungarian chess player

What happened that day

The second known outbreak of Ebola virus occurs in Yambuku, Zaire.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, resigns from various posts over a scandal involving alleged corruption in connection with business dealings with the Lockheed Corporation.

Also that week

Jacques Chirac resigns as Prime Minister of France; he is succeeded by Raymond Barre.
Landslide disaster in Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong.
In Uruguay, the army captures Marcelo Gelman and his pregnant wife. Gelman is later killed and his wife disappears.
The first Women in Print Conference is held in Omaha, Nebraska. Over 130 women from 80 feminist organizations and collectives attend the gathering, which was associated with the women in print movement.

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 26, 1976 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 26, 1976 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 26, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,333 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Robert Walpole
1676 · British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford
Antoine Lavoisier
1743 · French nobleman and chemist
Lee de Forest
1873 · American inventor
Mother Teresa
1910 · Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary

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Questions about August 26, 1976

What day of the week was August 26, 1976?: August 26, 1976 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 26, 1976?: Someone born on August 26, 1976 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 26, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 26, 1976 falls in the year of the Fire Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 26, 1976?: Someone born on August 26, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,333 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 26, 1976?: On August 26, 1976 the moon was a New Moon.

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