What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1972?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 8, 1972?

On December 8, 1972 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Friday

Born on December 8, 1972?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Water Rat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on December 8, 1972

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Hermann Maier

December 7 · Austrian alpine skier

Sean Dundee

December 7 · South African–German footballer

Maikro Romero

December 9 · Cuban boxer (born 1972)

Sami Al-Jaber

December 11 · former Saudi Arabian footballer and manager

Andriy Husin

December 11 · Ukrainian footballer (1972-2014)

Daniel Alfredsson

December 11 · Swedish-Canadian ice hockey player

What happened that day

United Airlines Flight 553 crashes short of a runway in Chicago, killing 43 of 61 passengers and two people on the ground. A day later, over $10,000 cash is found in the purse of Watergate conspirator Howard Hunt's wife, who was on board.
International Human Rights Day is proclaimed by the United Nations.

Also that week

Apollo 17 (Gene Cernan, Ronald Evans, Harrison Schmitt), the last crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit until the Artemis II lunar flyby in 2026, is launched to the Moon and The Blue Marble photograph of the Earth is taken. The mission also includes five mice.
Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines, is stabbed and seriously wounded by an assailant; her bodyguards shoot the assailant.
Apollo 17 lands on the Moon.
1972 Australian federal election: The Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam defeats the Liberal/Country Coalition government led by Prime Minister William McMahon. Consequently, Whitlam becomes the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia since the defeat of Ben Chifley in 1949. Whitlam will be sworn in on December 5; his first action using executive power is to withdraw all Australian personnel from the Vietnam War. McMahon resigns from the Liberal leadership almost immediately; he will be replaced by outgoing Treasurer Billy Snedden.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 8, 1972 was a Friday. Someone born on December 8, 1972 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 8, 1972 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,690 days. People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 · Queen of Scotland from to
Georges Méliès
1861 · French filmmaker and illusionist
Jean Sibelius
1865 · Finnish composer
Diego Rivera
1886 · Mexican muralist

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Questions about December 8, 1972

What day of the week was December 8, 1972?: December 8, 1972 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on December 8, 1972?: Someone born on December 8, 1972 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1972?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.
How old is someone born on December 8, 1972?: Someone born on December 8, 1972 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,690 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1972?: People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 8, 1972?: On December 8, 1972 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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