What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 24, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 24, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 24, 1953?

On December 24, 1953 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on December 24, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Water Snake
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
72 years

Famous people born on December 24, 1953

Henk Rogers

Dutch computer programmer

Kalonzo Musyoka

politician

Born the same week

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia

December 23 · Head of the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (born 1953)

Serginho Chulapa

December 23 · Brazilian footballer

Naiqama Lalabalavu

December 23 · Fijian politician

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

December 26 · Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)

What happened that day

Tangiwai disaster: A railway bridge collapses at Tangiwai, New Zealand, sending a fully loaded passenger train into the Whangaehu River; 151 are killed.

Also that week

The Soviet Union announces officially that Lavrentiy Beria has been executed.
The Amami Islands are returned to Japan, after 8 years of United States military occupation.
Ramon Magsaysay becomes the 7th President of the Philippines.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approves color television (using the NTSC standard).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 24, 1953 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 24, 1953 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 24, 1953 is 72 years old today and has lived about 26,614 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on December 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Selim III
1761 · 28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Adam Mickiewicz
1798 · Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist
James Prescott Joule
1818 · English physicist and brewer
Charles Hermite
1822 · French mathematician
Howard Hughes
1905 · American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer

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Questions about December 24, 1953

What day of the week was December 24, 1953?: December 24, 1953 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 24, 1953?: Someone born on December 24, 1953 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 24, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 24, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Snake.
How old is someone born on December 24, 1953?: Someone born on December 24, 1953 is 72 years old today and has lived about 26,614 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1953?: People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 24, 1953?: On December 24, 1953 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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