What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 31, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 31, 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 31, 1980?

On August 31, 1980 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 31, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on August 31, 1980

Joselyn Dumas

Ghanaian actress

Tea Seiha

Cambodian politician (born 1980)

Born the same week

William Levy

August 29 · Cuban actor

Laetitia Dosch

September 1 · French actress and filmmaker

Sammy Adjei

September 1 · Ghanaian footballer

Danny Shittu

September 2 · Nigerian footballer (born 1980)

What happened that day

Victory of the strike in Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland. The Gdańsk Agreement is signed, opening a way to start the first free (i.e. not state-controlled) trade union in the communist bloc, "Solidarity" (Solidarność).

Also that week

Terry Fox is forced to end his Marathon of Hope run outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, after finding out that the cancer has spread to his lungs.
Ford Europe launches the Escort MK3, a new front-wheel-drive hatchback. Punk band Dead Kennedys release their debut album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables.
Zimbabwe breaks diplomatic and consular relations with South Africa, even though it maintains a commercial mission in Johannesburg.
The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel, at , stretching from Göschenen to Airolo beneath the Gotthard Pass.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Upside Down

Diana Ross

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 31, 1980 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 31, 1980 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 31, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,867 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on August 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Hermann von Helmholtz
1821 · German physicist and physiologist
Maria Montessori
1870 · Italian physician and educator
Edward Thorndike
1874 · American psychologist

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Questions about August 31, 1980

What day of the week was August 31, 1980?: August 31, 1980 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 31, 1980?: Someone born on August 31, 1980 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 31, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 31, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 31, 1980?: Someone born on August 31, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,867 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 31, 1980?: On August 31, 1980 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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