What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 1, 1981?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 1, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 1, 1981?

On August 1, 1981 the moon was a New Moon.

A Saturday

Born on August 1, 1981?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rooster
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
45 years

Famous people born on August 1, 1981

Stephen Hunt

Irish footballer

Born the same week

Fernando Alonso

July 29 · Spanish racing driver

Clemente Rodríguez

July 31 · Argentine association football player

Turki Abdulmuhsen A. AlAl-Shikh

August 4 · Saudi Arabian advisor and minister

Ismael Fuentes

August 4 · Chilean association football player

Malkhaz Asatiani

August 4 · Georgian footballer (born 1981)

What happened that day

The first 24-hour video music channel MTV (Music Television) is launched in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.

Also that week

1981 Polish hunger demonstrations: As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, take to the streets in Łódź to protest about food ration shortages in Communist Poland.
A worldwide television audience of over 750 million people watch the Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London, UK.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 1, 1981 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 1, 1981 is a Leo. Someone born on August 1, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,532 days. People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
1744 · French naturalist
Herman Melville
1819 · American writer and poet
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 · French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 · French fashion designer

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Questions about August 1, 1981

What day of the week was August 1, 1981?: August 1, 1981 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 1, 1981?: Someone born on August 1, 1981 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 1, 1981?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 1, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.
How old is someone born on August 1, 1981?: Someone born on August 1, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,532 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1981?: People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 1, 1981?: On August 1, 1981 the moon was a New Moon.

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