What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 8, 1976?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 8, 1976 falls in the year of the Wood Rabbit.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 8, 1976?

On January 8, 1976 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on January 8, 1976?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐇 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rabbit
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
50 years

Famous people born on January 8, 1976

Safiatou Lopez

businesswoman and Burkinabé political activist (1976-2025)

Born the same week

Diego Tristán

January 5 · Spanish footballer

Kaies Ghodhbane

January 7 · Tunisian association football player

Gabriel Urdaneta

January 7 · Venezuelan footballer

Vybz Kartel

January 7 · Jamaican musician

Vic Darchinyan

January 7 · Armenian boxer

What happened that week

The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Convoy

C.W. McCall

🛒 Find it on Amazon (Ad)

🎵 No. 1 song

January 8, 1976 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 8, 1976 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 8, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,564 days. People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 · British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist
Carl Rogers
1902 · American psychologist
Elvis Presley
1935 · American singer and actor
Stephen Hawking
1942 · British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author
David Bowie
1947 · English musician and actor

Gift ideas for someone born in 1976

Presents that go back to the year it all began.

As an Amazon Associate, Birthscape earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability are set by Amazon.

Questions about January 8, 1976

What day of the week was January 8, 1976?: January 8, 1976 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 8, 1976?: Someone born on January 8, 1976 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 8, 1976?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 8, 1976 falls in the year of the Wood Rabbit.
How old is someone born on January 8, 1976?: Someone born on January 8, 1976 is 50 years old today and has lived about 18,564 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1976?: People born in 1976 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 8, 1976?: On January 8, 1976 the moon was a First Quarter.

Born on this day?

Get the full time capsule: weather, star map, local No. 1, prices and a certificate.