What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 5, 1998?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 5, 1998 falls in the year of the Earth Tiger.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 5, 1998?

On August 5, 1998 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on August 5, 1998?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Earth Tiger
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
28 years

Famous people born on August 5, 1998

João Almeida

Portuguese cyclist

Ruben Vargas

Swiss association football player

Shahnawaz Dahani

Pakistani cricketer

Born the same week

Eduardo Aguirre

August 3 · Mexican association football player

Emily Hegarty

August 3 · Irish rower

Shawn Mendes

August 8 · Canadian singer

What happened that week

The Second Congo War begins; 5.4 million people die before it ends in 2003, making it the bloodiest war, to date, since World War II.
Yangtze River Floods: in China the Yangtze river breaks through the main bank; before this, from August 1–5, peripheral levees collapsed consecutively in Jiayu County Baizhou Bay. The death toll exceeds 12,000, with many thousands more injured.
1998 U.S. embassy bombings: the bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia.
Afghan Civil War: The Taliban takes control of Mazar-i-Sharif.
Puntland State leaders in Somalia declare the territory an autonomous state; the capital is the city of Garoowe in the Nugal region.
Voters in Nevis narrowly reject an independence referendum.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Boy Is Mine

Brandy & Monica

🛒 Find it on Amazon (Ad)

🎵 No. 1 song

August 5, 1998 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 5, 1998 is a Leo. Someone born on August 5, 1998 is 28 years old today and has lived about 10,319 days. People born in 1998 belong to Generation Z.

Also born on August 5

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Vitus Bering
1681 · Danish-born Russian explorer
Guy de Maupassant
1850 · French writer
Neil Armstrong
1930 · American astronaut and lunar explorer

Gift ideas for someone born in 1998

Presents that go back to the year it all began.

As an Amazon Associate, Birthscape earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability are set by Amazon.

Questions about August 5, 1998

What day of the week was August 5, 1998?: August 5, 1998 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 5, 1998?: Someone born on August 5, 1998 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 5, 1998?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 5, 1998 falls in the year of the Earth Tiger.
How old is someone born on August 5, 1998?: Someone born on August 5, 1998 is 28 years old today and has lived about 10,319 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1998?: People born in 1998 belong to Generation Z.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 5, 1998?: On August 5, 1998 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

Born on this day?

Get the full time capsule: weather, star map, local No. 1, prices and a certificate.