What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1981?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 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 20, 1981?

On August 20, 1981 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on August 20, 1981?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rooster
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
45 years

Famous people born on August 20, 1981

Artur Kotenko

Estonian footballer (born 1981)

Pengiran Muda Bahar

Bruneian royalty (born 1981)

Born the same week

Dimitris Salpingidis

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Roberto Bishara

August 18 · Chilean-Palestinian former footballer

Silvio Spann

August 21 · Trinidad and Tobago association football player

Nancy Langat

August 22 · Kenyan middle-distance runner

What happened that week

Gulf of Sidra incident: Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi sends two Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept two U.S. Navy fighters over the Gulf of Sidra. The U.S. jets destroy the Libyan fighters.
South African troops attack SWAPO bases in Xangongo and Ongiva, Angola, during Operation Protea.
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering John Lennon in Manhattan eight months earlier.
North Korea fires a surface-to-air missile at a U.S. SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flying in South Korean and international airspace. The missile misses and the airplane is unharmed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 20, 1981 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 20, 1981 is a Leo. Someone born on August 20, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,513 days. People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 · Swedish chemist
H. P. Lovecraft
1890 · American writer and editor
Slobodan Milošević
1941 · Yugoslav–Serbian politician

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Questions about August 20, 1981

What day of the week was August 20, 1981?: August 20, 1981 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 20, 1981?: Someone born on August 20, 1981 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1981?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.
How old is someone born on August 20, 1981?: Someone born on August 20, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,513 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 20, 1981?: On August 20, 1981 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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