What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 29, 1981?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 29, 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 29, 1981?

On August 29, 1981 the moon was a New Moon.

A Saturday

Born on August 29, 1981?

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

Famous people born on August 29, 1981

Jay Ryan

New Zealand actor

Émilie Dequenne

Belgian actress (1981–2025)

Siarhei Rutenka

Belarusian handball player

Martin Erat

Czech ice hockey player

Danielle Browning

Jamaican sprinter

What happened that week

1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing: Eight people, including the country's president and prime minister, are killed when a briefcase explodes in the building. The office of Iran's Prosecutor General blames the People's Mujahedin of Iran.
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.
A bomb explodes at the United States Ramstein Air Base in West Germany, injuring 20 people.
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez is inaugurated as a military de facto President of Uruguay.
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering John Lennon in Manhattan eight months earlier.
South African troops attack SWAPO bases in Xangongo and Ongiva, Angola, during Operation Protea.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 29, 1981 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 29, 1981 is a Virgo. Someone born on August 29, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,504 days. People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 29

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Locke
1632 · English philosopher and physician
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1780 · French painter
Major Dhyan Chand Singh
1905 · Indian field hockey player
Ingrid Bergman
1915 · Swedish actress
Charlie Parker
1920 · American jazz saxophonist
Michael Jackson
1958 · American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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Questions about August 29, 1981

What day of the week was August 29, 1981?: August 29, 1981 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 29, 1981?: Someone born on August 29, 1981 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 29, 1981?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 29, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.
How old is someone born on August 29, 1981?: Someone born on August 29, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,504 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 29, 1981?: On August 29, 1981 the moon was a New Moon.

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