Born on 15 August 1977

At A Glance

15 August 1977 at a glance

Day of the week

15 August 1977 was a Monday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Angelo” by Brotherhood of Man.

Top Film of 1977

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 August 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 August 1977 was New Moon.

On this day: 15 August

• 1971 President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
• 1971 Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1975 Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
• 1977 The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
• 1984 The Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish Armed Forces with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Şemdinli and Eruh.

Famous people born on 15 August

• Napoleon, French general and emperor (1769–1821)
• Ben Affleck, American actor and filmmaker (born 1972)
• Jennifer Lawrence, American actress and producer (born 1990)
• Joe Jonas, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1989)

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