What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 23, 1972?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 23, 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 23, 1972?

On December 23, 1972 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on December 23, 1972?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Water Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
53 years

Famous people born on December 23, 1972

Phyu Phyu Thin

Burmese activist

Born the same week

Erwin Schrott

December 21 · Uruguayan opera singer

Vanessa Paradis

December 22 · French singer, model and actress

Álvaro Mesén

December 24 · Costa Rican footballer

Paul Le Roux

December 24 · programmer, criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration

Malek Jandali

December 25 · Award-winning composer & pianist

What happened that day

The 6.2 Nicaragua earthquake kills 5,000–11,000 people in the capital Managua. President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is later accused of not distributing millions of dollars worth of foreign aid.
Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme compares the American bombings of North Vietnam to Nazi massacres. The U.S. breaks diplomatic contact with Sweden.
Asker accident: Braathens SAFE Flight 239 crashes during approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu, Norway; forty people on board are killed.

Also that week

Australia establishes diplomatic relations with China and East Germany.
A peace delegation that includes singer-activist Joan Baez and human rights attorney Telford Taylor visit Hanoi to deliver Christmas mail to American prisoners of war (they will be caught in the Christmas bombing of North Vietnam).
Rhodesian Bush War: ZANLA troopers attack Altera Farm in north-east Rhodesia.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Me And Mrs. Jones

Billy Paul

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 23, 1972 was a Saturday. Someone born on December 23, 1972 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 23, 1972 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,675 days. People born in 1972 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Joseph Smith
1805 · American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement

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Questions about December 23, 1972

What day of the week was December 23, 1972?: December 23, 1972 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on December 23, 1972?: Someone born on December 23, 1972 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 23, 1972?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 23, 1972 falls in the year of the Water Rat.
How old is someone born on December 23, 1972?: Someone born on December 23, 1972 is 53 years old today and has lived about 19,675 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 23, 1972?: On December 23, 1972 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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