What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 21, 1980?

On August 21, 1980 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on August 21, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on August 21, 1980

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Esteban Cambiasso

August 18 · Argentine association football player (born 1980)

Emir Spahić

August 18 · Bosnian association football player

Choi Min-ho

August 18 · South Korean judoka

Adrian Lulgjuraj

August 19 · Albanian singer

Zheng Zhi

August 20 · Chinese footballer

Lasha Jakobia

August 20 · Georgian footballer

What happened that week

In one of aviation's worst disasters, 301 people are killed when Saudia Flight 163 catches fire in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In Australia, baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Ayers Rock (Uluru), reportedly taken by a dingo.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Magic

Olivia Newton-John

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 21, 1980 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 21, 1980 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,877 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1980

What day of the week was August 21, 1980?: August 21, 1980 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1980?: Someone born on August 21, 1980 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1980?: Someone born on August 21, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,877 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1980?: People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 21, 1980?: On August 21, 1980 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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