What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 16, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 16, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 16, 1978?

On August 16, 1978 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on August 16, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on August 16, 1978

Elina Danielian

Armenian chess player

Ri Kum-suk

North Korean footballer

Rahmatullo Fuzailov

Tajikistani footballer

Born the same week

Benjani Mwaruwari

August 13 · Zimbabwean footballer (born 1978)

Jelena Karleuša

August 17 · Serbian singer

Luis von Ahn

August 19 · Guatemalan entrepreneur and computer scientist

What happened that week

Double Eagle II becomes the first balloon to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean, flying from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France.
The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China is concluded.
Sandinistas seize the Nicaraguan National Palace.
Kenya's first president and founding father, Jomo Kenyatta, dies aged 89 in Mombasa.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Three Times A Lady

Commodores

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 16, 1978 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 16, 1978 is a Leo. Someone born on August 16, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,613 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Cayley
1821 · English mathematician
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 · German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor
T. E. Lawrence
1888 · British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat
James Cameron
1954 · Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born )
Madonna
1958 · American singer, songwriter, and actress (born )

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Questions about August 16, 1978

What day of the week was August 16, 1978?: August 16, 1978 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 16, 1978?: Someone born on August 16, 1978 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 16, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 16, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on August 16, 1978?: Someone born on August 16, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,613 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1978?: People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 16, 1978?: On August 16, 1978 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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