What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1983?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1983 falls in the year of the Water Pig.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 21, 1983?

On August 21, 1983 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on August 21, 1983?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Water Pig
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
43 years

Famous people born on August 21, 1983

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Mika

August 18 · British-Lebanese musician

Cesár Sampson

August 18 · Austrian singer–songwriter

Tammin Pamela Sursok

August 19 · South African-born Australian actress-singer (born 1983)

Reeva Steenkamp

August 19 · South African model and legal assistant (1983–2013)

Andrew Garfield

August 20 · English and American actor (born 1983)

Yuri Zhirkov

August 20 · Russian footballer

What happened that day

Benigno Aquino Jr., Philippines opposition leader, is assassinated in Manila just as he returns from exile.

Also that week

In a crackdown on crime, the Chinese state executes 19 people for murder, 10 for rape, and one for auto theft. By the end of the year, Amnesty International estimates that at least 600 people have been executed in China.
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 and causing over US$3.8 billion (2005 dollars) in damage.
Five people are killed and 18 others injured when a road train is deliberately driven into a motel at Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory of Australia (the driver, Douglas Edward Crabbe, is convicted in March 1984).
Heavy rain triggers flooding at Bilbao, Spain, and surrounding areas, killing 44 people and causing millions in damages.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Every Breath You Take

The Police

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 21, 1983 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 21, 1983 is a Leo. Someone born on August 21, 1983 is 43 years old today and has lived about 15,782 days. People born in 1983 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 · French mathematician
Usain Bolt
1986 · Jamaican sprinter

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Questions about August 21, 1983

What day of the week was August 21, 1983?: August 21, 1983 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 21, 1983?: Someone born on August 21, 1983 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 21, 1983?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 21, 1983 falls in the year of the Water Pig.
How old is someone born on August 21, 1983?: Someone born on August 21, 1983 is 43 years old today and has lived about 15,782 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1983?: People born in 1983 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 21, 1983?: On August 21, 1983 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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