What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1951?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1951 falls in the year of the Metal Rabbit.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 16, 1951?

On December 16, 1951 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on December 16, 1951?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐇 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rabbit
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
74 years

Famous people born on December 16, 1951

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Lin Chuan

December 13 · Taiwanese politician

Jan Timman

December 14 · Dutch chess grandmaster (1951–2026)

Volker Bouffier

December 18 · German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

Andy Thomas

December 18 · Australian astronaut

Pape Diouf

December 18 · was a sports journalist, agent for football players, and later president of Olympique de Marseille from 2005 to 2009.

Mohammad Reza Aref

December 19 · First Vice President of Iran and reformist politician

What happened that week

We Charge Genocide, a petition describing genocide against African Americans, is delivered to the United Nations.
A water storage tank collapses in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States, resulting in 4 deaths and 200 buildings destroyed.
Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-1), the world's first (experimental) nuclear power plant, opens in Idaho, United States.
A chartered Curtiss C-46 Commando crash-lands in Cobourg, Ontario Canada; all on board survive.
The World Meteorological Organization becomes a specialized agency of the United Nations.
The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 16, 1951 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 16, 1951 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 16, 1951 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,353 days. People born in 1951 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 · German composer
Jane Austen
1775 · author, novelist, writer
Margaret Mead
1901 · American anthropologist
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 · British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

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Questions about December 16, 1951

What day of the week was December 16, 1951?: December 16, 1951 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 16, 1951?: Someone born on December 16, 1951 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1951?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1951 falls in the year of the Metal Rabbit.
How old is someone born on December 16, 1951?: Someone born on December 16, 1951 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,353 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1951?: People born in 1951 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 16, 1951?: On December 16, 1951 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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