What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1988?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 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 17, 1988?

On August 17, 1988 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on August 17, 1988?

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

Famous people born on August 17, 1988

Jihadi John

British terrorist and murderer

Johanna Larsson

Swedish tennis player

Fodé Camara

Guinean footballer (1988-)

Born the same week

Oussama Assaidi

August 15 · Moroccan association football player

Boban Marjanović

August 15 · Serbian basketball player (born 1988)

G-Dragon

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

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

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.
A meeting of Islamic Jihadi leaders, including Osama bin Laden, takes place, leading to the founding of Al-Qaeda.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Roll With It

Steve Winwood

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1988 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 17, 1988 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,959 days. People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pierre de Fermat
1601 · French mathematician and lawyer
John III Sobieski
1629 · King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Menilek II
1844 · Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa
Samuel Goldwyn
1882 · Polish-American film producer
Marcus Garvey
1887 · Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur
Mae West
1893 · American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer
Jiang Zemin
1926 · former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
V. S. Naipaul
1932 · Trinidadian-British writer
Robert De Niro
1943 · American actor (born )

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Questions about August 17, 1988

What day of the week was August 17, 1988?: August 17, 1988 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1988?: Someone born on August 17, 1988 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1988?: Someone born on August 17, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,959 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 17, 1988?: On August 17, 1988 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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