What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 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 23, 1979?

On August 23, 1979 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on August 23, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on August 23, 1979

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Joel Griffiths

August 21 · Australian association football player

Natalia Barbu

August 22 · Moldovan singer

Orlando Engelaar

August 24 · Dutch footballer (born 1979)

Katja Nyberg

August 24 · Finnish-Norwegian handball player

Hussain Al Jassmi

August 25 · Emirati singer

Cristian Mora

August 26 · Ecuadorian footballer

What happened that week

The Troubles: Lord Mountbatten of Burma and two others are killed in a bombing on his boat in the Republic of Ireland by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Mountbatten was a British fleet admiral, statesman and an uncle of The Duke of Edinburgh. On the same day, the Warrenpoint ambush occurs, killing 18 British soldiers. Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne would die in a hospital the following day from injuries sustained in the bombing.
The controversial religious satirical film Monty Python's Life of Brian premieres in the United States.
A national referendum is held in which Somali voters approve a new liberal constitution, promulgated by President Siad Barre to placate the United States.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

My Sharona

The Knack

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 23, 1979 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 23, 1979 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 23, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,241 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis XVI of France
1754 · King of France and Navarre from to , then King of the French from to
Georges Cuvier
1769 · French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Gene Kelly
1912 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
Clifford Geertz
1926 · American anthropologist

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Questions about August 23, 1979

What day of the week was August 23, 1979?: August 23, 1979 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 23, 1979?: Someone born on August 23, 1979 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 23, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 23, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on August 23, 1979?: Someone born on August 23, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,241 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 23, 1979?: On August 23, 1979 the moon was a New Moon.

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