What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 22, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 22, 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 22, 1980?

On August 22, 1980 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on August 22, 1980?

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

Famous people born on August 22, 1980

Ravshana Kurkova

Russian actress (born 1980)

Charitha Buddhika

Sri Lankan cricketer

Born the same week

Adrian Lulgjuraj

August 19 · Albanian singer

Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva

August 19 · Cape Verdean association football player

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 22, 1980 was a Friday. Someone born on August 22, 1980 is a Leo. Someone born on August 22, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,876 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 22

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Claude Debussy
1862 · French classical composer
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 · German filmmaker, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist
Deng Xiaoping
1904 · Chinese politician and paramount leader from to
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 · French photographer
Ray Bradbury
1920 · American author and screenwriter
Karlheinz Stockhausen
1928 · German composer

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Questions about August 22, 1980

What day of the week was August 22, 1980?: August 22, 1980 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 22, 1980?: Someone born on August 22, 1980 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 22, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 22, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 22, 1980?: Someone born on August 22, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,876 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 22, 1980?: On August 22, 1980 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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