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

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

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 26, 1972?

On October 26, 1972 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on October 26, 1972?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Water Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
54 years

Famous people born on October 26, 1972

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Kate del Castillo

October 23 · Mexican-American actress (born 1972)

Esther Duflo

October 25 · French-American economist (born 1972)

Maria Mutola

October 27 · Mozambican athlete

Santiago Botero

October 27 · Colombian cyclist

Jasem Al Huwaidi

October 28 · Kuwaiti footballer

Legna Verdecia

October 29 · Cuban judoka

What happened that day

A coup in the Republic of Dahomey (later Benin) led by Mathieu Kérékou removes a civilian government (which has been headed by a triumvirate consisting of Ahomadégbé, Apithy and Maga).

Also that week

Belgian Eddy Merckx sets a new world hour record in cycling in Mexico City.
The Airbus A300 flies for the first time.
The Oakland Athletics defeat the Cincinnati Reds four games to three to capture Major League Baseball's World Series. It is the Athletics' first championship since 1930, when the franchise was in Philadelphia.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

My Ding-A-Ling

Chuck Berry

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 26, 1972 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 26, 1972 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 26, 1972 is 54 years old today and has lived about 19,733 days. People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Georges Danton
1759 · French revolutionary
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
1800 · German Field Marshal
Leon Trotsky
1879 · Russian Marxist revolutionary
François Mitterrand
1916 · 21st President of the French Republic from to
Mohammad Reza I of Iran
1919 · Shah of Iran from to

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Questions about October 26, 1972

What day of the week was October 26, 1972?: October 26, 1972 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 26, 1972?: Someone born on October 26, 1972 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 26, 1972?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 26, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.
How old is someone born on October 26, 1972?: Someone born on October 26, 1972 is 54 years old today and has lived about 19,733 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1972?: People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 26, 1972?: On October 26, 1972 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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