What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 15, 1979?

On August 15, 1979 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on August 15, 1979?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on August 15, 1979

Tong Jian

Chinese pair skater

Carl Edwards

American racing driver

🎂

Kamil Djamaloudinov

boxer

🎂

Catello Amarante

Italian rower (born 1979)

Jon Hopkins

English electronic musician and producer (born 1979)

🎂

Aram Hakobyan

Armenian footballer

Peter Shukoff

American musician and YouTuber (born 1979)

🎂

Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

Georgian Chechen field commander (1979-2019)

What happened that week

A freak storm during the Fastnet Race results in the deaths of 15 sailors.
The controversial religious satirical film Monty Python's Life of Brian premieres in the United States.
The former Mauritanian province of Tiris al-Gharbiyya in Western Sahara is annexed by Morocco.
The Machchu-2 dam in Morbi, India, collapses, killing between 1800 and 25000 people in one of the worst ever dam failures.
Michael Jackson releases his breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7× platinum album.
Raymond Washington, co-founder of the Crips, one of the largest, most notorious gangs in the United States, is killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.

Famous people born on August 15, 1979

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Good Times

Chic

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

August 15, 1979 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 15, 1979 is a Leo. Someone born on August 15, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,248 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Napoleon
1769 · French military leader, French Emperor – and again in
Walter Scott
1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
Louis de Broglie
1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

Questions about August 15, 1979

What day of the week was August 15, 1979?: August 15, 1979 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 15, 1979?: Someone born on August 15, 1979 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on August 15, 1979?: Someone born on August 15, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,248 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1979?: People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 15, 1979?: On August 15, 1979 the moon was a Last Quarter.

Born on this day?

Get the full time capsule: weather, star map, local No. 1, prices and a certificate.