What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 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 24, 1978?

On August 24, 1978 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on August 24, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on August 24, 1978

James Obiorah

Nigerian footballer

Faisal Agab

association football player

Hari Khadka

Nepalese footballer

Born the same week

Bhumika Chawla

August 21 · Indian actress

Kobe Bryant

August 23 · American basketball player (1978–2020)

Nizar Banat

August 27 · Palestinian activist

What happened that week

Sandinistas seize the Nicaraguan National Palace.
Kenya's first president and founding father, Jomo Kenyatta, dies aged 89 in Mombasa.
Pope John Paul I succeeds Pope Paul VI as the 263rd Pope.
Double Eagle II becomes the first balloon to successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean, flying from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Grease

Frankie Valli

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 24, 1978 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 24, 1978 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 24, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,605 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

William Wilberforce
1759 · English politician and abolitionist
Jorge Luis Borges
1899 · Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator
Fernand Braudel
1902 · French historian and leader of the Annales School

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Questions about August 24, 1978

What day of the week was August 24, 1978?: August 24, 1978 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 24, 1978?: Someone born on August 24, 1978 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 24, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 24, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on August 24, 1978?: Someone born on August 24, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,605 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 24, 1978?: On August 24, 1978 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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