What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 4, 1968?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 4, 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 4, 1968?

On April 4, 1968 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on April 4, 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
Thursday
♈ Star sign
Aries
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Earth Monkey
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
58 years

Famous people born on April 4, 1968

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

April 1 · Turkish actor and director of Zaza ancestry (born 1968)

Julia Boutros

April 1 · Lebanese singer and actress

Jeremiah Manele

April 1 · Solomon Islands politician

Ajay Devgn

April 2 · Indian film actor, director and producer

Rosen Zhelyazkov

April 5 · Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 2025

Christophe Ohrel

April 7 · Swiss footballer

What happened that day

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.

Also 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.
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.
A shootout between Black Panthers and police in Oakland, California, United States, results in several arrests and deaths, including 17-year-old Panther Bobby Hutton.

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 4, 1968 was a Thursday. Someone born on April 4, 1968 is a Aries. Someone born on April 4, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,399 days. People born in 1968 belong to Generation X.

Also born on April 4

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Isoroku Yamamoto
1884 · Japanese Marshal Admiral
Maya Angelou
1928 · American poet, author, and civil rights activist
Andrei Tarkovsky
1932 · Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director

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Questions about April 4, 1968

What day of the week was April 4, 1968?: April 4, 1968 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on April 4, 1968?: Someone born on April 4, 1968 is a Aries.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 4, 1968?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 4, 1968 falls in the year of the Earth Monkey.
How old is someone born on April 4, 1968?: Someone born on April 4, 1968 is 58 years old today and has lived about 21,399 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 4, 1968?: On April 4, 1968 the moon was a First Quarter.

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