What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1972?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 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 16, 1972?

On December 16, 1972 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on December 16, 1972?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Water Rat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on December 16, 1972

Julia Klöckner

German politician

Zeljko Kalac

Australian association football player

Pablo Campana

Ecuadorian tennis player

Born the same week

Lee Jung-jae

December 15 · South Korean actor and businessman (born 1972)

Stuart Townsend

December 15 · Irish actor

Hady Khashaba

December 19 · Egyptian footballer

What happened that day

The Constitution of Bangladesh comes into effect.
Mozambican War of independence: The Portuguese army kills 400 Africans in Tete, Mozambique.

Also that week

The United Nations Environment Programme is established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan becomes the last person to walk on the Moon until 2028 at the earliest, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of Apollo 17.
Apollo program: Apollo 17 returns to Earth, concluding the program of lunar exploration.
Apollo 17 lands on the Moon.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 16, 1972 was a Saturday. Someone born on December 16, 1972 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 16, 1972 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,682 days. People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 · German composer
Jane Austen
1775 · author, novelist, writer
Margaret Mead
1901 · American anthropologist
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 · British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

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Questions about December 16, 1972

What day of the week was December 16, 1972?: December 16, 1972 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on December 16, 1972?: Someone born on December 16, 1972 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 16, 1972?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 16, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.
How old is someone born on December 16, 1972?: Someone born on December 16, 1972 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,682 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 16, 1972?: On December 16, 1972 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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