What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 8, 1952?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 8, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 8, 1952?

On October 8, 1952 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on October 8, 1952?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Water Dragon
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
74 years

Famous people born on October 8, 1952

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Clive Barker

October 5 · English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952) (74 years)

Imran Khan

October 5 · Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022

Emomali Rahmon

October 5 · President of Tajikistan (1992-present)

Vladimir Putin

October 7 · President of the Russian Federation

Ludmilla Tourischeva

October 7 · Soviet-Ukrainian artistic gymnast (born 1952)

Ralf Edström

October 7 · Swedish footballer

What happened that day

Three trains collide in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash near London, England, killing 112 people and injuring 340 people, making it the worst rail disaster in the UK since the 1915 Quintinshill rail disaster.

Also that week

The United Nations begins work in the new United Nations building in New York City, designed by Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 8, 1952 was a Wednesday. Someone born on October 8, 1952 is a Libra. Someone born on October 8, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,056 days. People born in 1952 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Juan Perón
1895 · president of Argentina

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Questions about October 8, 1952

What day of the week was October 8, 1952?: October 8, 1952 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 8, 1952?: Someone born on October 8, 1952 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 8, 1952?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 8, 1952 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 8, 1952?: Someone born on October 8, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,056 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1952?: People born in 1952 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 8, 1952?: On October 8, 1952 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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