What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1996?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1996 falls in the year of the Fire Rat.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 9, 1996?

On August 9, 1996 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Friday

Born on August 9, 1996?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Fire Rat
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
30 years

Famous people born on August 9, 1996

Patrick Shi

Taiwanse artor and model

Born the same week

Dani Ceballos

August 7 · Spanish association football player

Aaron Boupendza

August 7 · Gabonese footballer (1996–2025)

Mykhailo Romanchuk

August 7 · Ukrainian swimmer

Arthur Melo

August 12 · Brazilian association football player

Samuel Moutoussamy

August 12 · Congolese association football player (born 1996)

What happened that day

Boris Yeltsin is sworn in at the Kremlin for a second term as President of Russia.

Also that week

Heavy rains kill more than 80 campers near Huesca, Spain.
NASA announces that the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, may contain evidence of primitive lifeforms; further tests are inconclusive.
Data sent back by the Galileo space probe indicates there may be water on one of Jupiter's moons.
The 1996 Summer Olympics conclude.
A rocket ignited during a fireworks display in Arequipa, Peru knocks down a high-tension power cable into a dense crowd, electrocuting 35 people.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los Del Rio

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 9, 1996 was a Friday. Someone born on August 9, 1996 is a Leo. Someone born on August 9, 1996 is 30 years old today and has lived about 11,045 days. People born in 1996 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on August 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

John Dryden
1631 · 17th-century English poet and playwright
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 · Italian scientist
Jean Piaget
1896 · Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic
Rod Laver
1938 · Australian tennis player

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Questions about August 9, 1996

What day of the week was August 9, 1996?: August 9, 1996 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on August 9, 1996?: Someone born on August 9, 1996 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 9, 1996?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 9, 1996 falls in the year of the Fire Rat.
How old is someone born on August 9, 1996?: Someone born on August 9, 1996 is 30 years old today and has lived about 11,045 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1996?: People born in 1996 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 9, 1996?: On August 9, 1996 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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