What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 18, 1971?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 18, 1971 falls in the year of the Metal Pig.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 18, 1971?

On October 18, 1971 the moon was a New Moon.

A Monday

Born on October 18, 1971?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Metal Pig
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
55 years

Famous people born on October 18, 1971

Yoo Sang-chul

South Korean association football player (1971-2021)

Megumi Sakata

Japanese association football player

Líber Vespa

Uruguayan footballer (1971-2018)

Born the same week

Geert De Vlieger

October 16 · Belgian footballer

Andy Whitfield

October 17 · Welsh actor (1971–2011)

Snoop Dogg

October 20 · American rapper (born 1971)

What happened that day

In New York City, the Knapp Commission begins public hearings on police corruption.

Also that week

U.S. President Richard Nixon nominates Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Clarkston explosion in Scotland, caused by a gas leak, kills 22 people.
Greenpeace is founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Baltimore Orioles 4–3 in Game 4 of the World Series at home in the first ever Major League Baseball postseason game played at night. The Pirates defeat the Orioles 2–1 in the decisive Game 7 at Baltimore four days later.
The United Nations General Assembly admits the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (or Taiwan).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Maggie May/Reason To Believe

Rod Stewart

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 18, 1971 was a Monday. Someone born on October 18, 1971 is a Libra. Someone born on October 18, 1971 is 55 years old today and has lived about 20,107 days. People born in 1971 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Eugene of Savoy
1663 · prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire
Henri Bergson
1859 · French philosopher
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1905 · First President of Ivory Coast, from to
Pierre Trudeau
1919 · Prime Minister of Canada from to and to
Chuck Berry
1926 · American musician
Martina Navratilova
1956 · Czech-American tennis player

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Questions about October 18, 1971

What day of the week was October 18, 1971?: October 18, 1971 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on October 18, 1971?: Someone born on October 18, 1971 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 18, 1971?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 18, 1971 falls in the year of the Metal Pig.
How old is someone born on October 18, 1971?: Someone born on October 18, 1971 is 55 years old today and has lived about 20,107 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1971?: People born in 1971 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 18, 1971?: On October 18, 1971 the moon was a New Moon.

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