What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1988?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 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 20, 1988?

On August 20, 1988 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on August 20, 1988?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dragon
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
38 years

Famous people born on August 20, 1988

Joyce Chepkirui

Kenyan long-distance runner

Born the same week

G-Dragon

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

Robert Lewandowski

August 21 · Polish association football player (born 1988)

Artem Dzyuba

August 22 · Russian footballer (born 1988)

Mitchell Langerak

August 22 · Australian association football player

Jeremy Lin

August 23 · Taiwanese-American basketball player

What happened that day

A ceasefire effectively ends the Iran–Iraq War, with an estimated one million lives lost.

Also that week

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.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Roll With It

Steve Winwood

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 20, 1988 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 20, 1988 is a Leo. Someone born on August 20, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,956 days. People born in 1988 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, 1988

What day of the week was August 20, 1988?: August 20, 1988 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 20, 1988?: Someone born on August 20, 1988 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 20, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 20, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.
How old is someone born on August 20, 1988?: Someone born on August 20, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,956 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 20, 1988?: On August 20, 1988 the moon was a First Quarter.

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