What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 26, 1971?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 26, 1971 falls in the year of the Metal Pig.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 26, 1971?

On December 26, 1971 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on December 26, 1971?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Metal Pig
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
54 years

Famous people born on December 26, 1971

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Corey Haim

December 23 · Canadian actor (1971–2010)

Ricky Martin

December 24 · Puerto Rican singer (born 1971)

Justin Trudeau

December 25 · 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025

Dido

December 25 · English singer and songwriter (born 1971)

Sergey Bodrov, Jr.

December 27 · Russian actor (1971-2002)

Sergi Barjuan

December 28 · Spanish footballer

What happened that day

Former teacher Patrick Critton hijacks Air Canada Flight 932, diverting the flight from Canada to Cuba. He would remain a fugitive for almost 30 years.
The first reported sighting of the Nullarbor Nymph in Australia was made. The story traveled around the world until it was proven to be a hoax in 1972.

Also that week

Daeyeonggak Hotel fire: A fire at a 22-story hotel in Seoul, South Korea, kills 158 people.
Giovanni Leone is elected President of the Italian Republic.
Juliane Koepcke survives a fall of 10,000 feet following disintegration of LANSA Flight 508.
The United Kingdom gives up its military bases in Malta.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Brand New Key

Melanie

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 26, 1971 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 26, 1971 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 26, 1971 is 54 years old today and has lived about 20,038 days. People born in 1971 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Charles Babbage
1791 · English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer
Mao Zedong
1893 · 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China
Alejo Carpanter
1904 · Cuban-French writer and musicologist

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Questions about December 26, 1971

What day of the week was December 26, 1971?: December 26, 1971 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 26, 1971?: Someone born on December 26, 1971 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 26, 1971?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 26, 1971 falls in the year of the Metal Pig.
How old is someone born on December 26, 1971?: Someone born on December 26, 1971 is 54 years old today and has lived about 20,038 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1971?: People born in 1971 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 26, 1971?: On December 26, 1971 the moon was a First Quarter.

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