What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1972?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.

What is the birthstone for April?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

What was the moon phase on April 26, 1972?

On April 26, 1972 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on April 26, 1972?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Water Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
54 years

Famous people born on April 26, 1972

Juanita du Plessis

South African singer

Born the same week

Patricia Manterola

April 23 · Mexican actress and singer

Demet Akalın

April 23 · Turkish singer and fashion model (born 1972)

Sofia Helin

April 25 · Swedish actress

Sergio Massa

April 28 · Argentine politician and lawyer (born 1972)

Takahiro Yamada

April 29 · Japanese association football player

What happened that day

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar enters service with Eastern Airlines.

Also that week

Ikiza: Burundi government forces begin a 4-month genocide against the Hutu people, killing 100,000–300,000.
A no-confidence vote against German Chancellor Willy Brandt fails under obscure circumstances; years later it turned out that at least one opposition MP was paid by the East German Stasi for not supporting the vote.
The fourth anniversary of the Broadway musical Hair is celebrated with a free concert at a Central Park bandshell, followed by dinner at the Four Seasons. There, 13 Black Panther protesters and the show's co-author, Jim Rado, are arrested for disturbing the peace and for using marijuana.
Fire at the Sunshine Mine, a silver mine in Idaho, kills 91.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

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🎵 No. 1 song

April 26, 1972 was a Wednesday. Someone born on April 26, 1972 is a Taurus. Someone born on April 26, 1972 is 54 years old today and has lived about 19,916 days. People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.

Also born on April 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

David Hume
1711 · Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
John James Audubon
1785 · French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter
Eugène Delacroix
1798 · French painter
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822 · American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 · Austrian philosopher and logician
I. M. Pei
1917 · Chinese-American architect
Fanny Blankers-Koen
1918 · Dutch track and field athlete

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Questions about April 26, 1972

What day of the week was April 26, 1972?: April 26, 1972 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on April 26, 1972?: Someone born on April 26, 1972 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1972?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.
How old is someone born on April 26, 1972?: Someone born on April 26, 1972 is 54 years old today and has lived about 19,916 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1972?: People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for April?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
What was the moon phase on April 26, 1972?: On April 26, 1972 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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