BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on August 6.

Everyone born on August 6 is a Leo — ruled by the Sun, generous, and would like that noted. The stone is peridot, the flower gladiolus, and the day is shared with Andy Warhol and M. Night Shyamalan.

Leo, the Lion — an engraving
Sun sign
Leo ♌︎
the Lion · ruled by the Sun · generous, and would like that noted
Peridot, the birthstone for August — an engraving
Birthstone
Peridot
August
Gladiolus, the birth flower for August — an engraving
Birth flower
Gladiolus
& poppy

Your book

Born on August 6? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Leo, July 23 to August 22.

The Lion, ruled by the Sun itself, and the books do not pretend otherwise: this is the sign of the centre of the room. A fire sign, credited with warmth, generosity and a need to be seen that its people would call a gift for being seen. The tradition gives Leo courage and a big heart and a weakness for applause, and notes that it tends to earn the applause, which is the annoying part.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on August 6.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1928
Andy Warhol
American painter and photographer
1970
M. Night Shyamalan
Indian-American director and producer
1809
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
English poet
1881
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist and pharmacologist
1962
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian-Hong Kong actress and producer
1972
Geri Halliwell
English singer-songwriter and actress
1911
Lucille Ball
American actress and television producer
1973
Vera Farmiga
American actress

On this day

What August 6 has seen.

686Second Fitna: Pro-Alid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Khazir, allowing them to take control of Mosul in present-day Iraq.
1930New York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater disappeared in Manhattan, in a case that was never solved.
1996Researchers announced that the meteorite ALH84001, discovered in the Allan Hills of Antarctica, may contain evidence of life on Mars, but further tests were inconclusive.
2010Flash floods, mudslides, and debris flows across Ladakh in Indian-administered Kashmir left at least 255 people dead.

The calendar

When August 6 falls.

A Thursday in 2026, a Friday in 2027, a Sunday in 2028, a Monday in 2029, and a Tuesday in 2030.