What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1988?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 15, 1988?

On August 15, 1988 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Monday

Born on August 15, 1988?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dragon
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
38 years

Famous people born on August 15, 1988

Oussama Assaidi

Moroccan association football player

Boban Marjanović

Serbian basketball player (born 1988)

Born the same week

Ismaïl Aissati

August 16 · Dutch-Moroccan footballer (born 1988)

Jihadi John

August 17 · British terrorist and murderer

G-Dragon

August 18 · South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer

Michael Boxall

August 18 · New Zealand footballer

What happened that week

Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Lewis Raphel, are among those killed when a plane crashes and explodes near Bahawalpur.
A meeting of Islamic Jihadi leaders, including Osama bin Laden, takes place, leading to the founding of Al-Qaeda.
A ceasefire effectively ends the Iran–Iraq War, with an estimated one million lives lost.
The 6.9 Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
8888 Uprising: Thousands of protesters in Burma, now known as Myanmar, are killed during anti-government demonstrations.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Roll With It

Steve Winwood

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 15, 1988 was a Monday. Someone born on August 15, 1988 is a Leo. Someone born on August 15, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,961 days. People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Napoleon
1769 · French military leader, French Emperor – and again in
Walter Scott
1771 · Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 · Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
Louis de Broglie
1892 · Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

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Questions about August 15, 1988

What day of the week was August 15, 1988?: August 15, 1988 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on August 15, 1988?: Someone born on August 15, 1988 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 15, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 15, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 15, 1988?: Someone born on August 15, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,961 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1988?: People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 15, 1988?: On August 15, 1988 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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