What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 1, 1968?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 1, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.

What is the birthstone for April?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

What was the moon phase on April 1, 1968?

On April 1, 1968 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Monday

Born on April 1, 1968?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Monday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Earth Monkey
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
58 years

Famous people born on April 1, 1968

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Turkish actor and director of Zaza ancestry (born 1968)

Julia Boutros

Lebanese singer and actress

Jeremiah Manele

Solomon Islands politician

Alexander Stubb

Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–)

Chen Yueling

Race Walker

Béatrice Lomeya Atilite

Democratic Republic of Congo politician

What happened that week

Bombs explode at midnight in two department stores in Frankfurt-am-Main; Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin are later arrested and sentenced for arson.
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. is shot dead at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray. King-assassination riots erupt in major American cities, lasting for several days afterwards.
Apollo program: Apollo-Saturn mission 502 (Apollo 6) is launched, as the second and last uncrewed test-flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle.
AEK Athens wins the FIBA European Cup Winners Cup Final in basketball against Slavia Prague, in front of a record attendance of 80,000 spectators. It is the first major European trophy won at club level of any sport in Greece.
Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students, leading to one of the first major protests against the military dictatorship.
13th Eurovision Song Contest is held in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winning song, Spain's "La, la, la" (music and lyrics by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa) is sung in Spanish by Massiel after Spanish authorities refuse to allow Joan Manuel Serrat to perform it in Catalan. The United Kingdom finishes in second place, one point behind, with the song "Congratulations" sung by Cliff Richard, which goes on to outsell the winning Spanish entry throughout Europe.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Otis Redding

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🎵 No. 1 song

April 1, 1968 was a Monday. Someone born on April 1, 1968 is a Aries. Someone born on April 1, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,402 days. People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.

Also born on April 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

William Harvey
1578 · English physician
Otto von Bismarck
1815 · German statesman and Chancellor
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873 · Russian composer, pianist and conductor
Abraham Maslow
1908 · American psychologist
Toshirō Mifune
1920 · Japanese actor

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Questions about April 1, 1968

What day of the week was April 1, 1968?: April 1, 1968 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on April 1, 1968?: Someone born on April 1, 1968 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 1, 1968?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 1, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.
How old is someone born on April 1, 1968?: Someone born on April 1, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,402 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1968?: People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for April?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
What was the moon phase on April 1, 1968?: On April 1, 1968 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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