What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1977?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1977 falls in the year of the Fire Snake.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 8, 1977?

On December 8, 1977 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on December 8, 1977?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Fire Snake
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on December 8, 1977

Kurt Bernard

Costa Rican footballer

Matthias Schoenaerts

Belgian actor

Born the same week

Ahmed al-Nami

December 7 · One of four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 (1977–2001)

Robert Abela

December 7 · Maltese politician

Pape Sarr

December 7 · Senegalese footballer

Andrea Henkel

December 10 · German biathlete

What happened that week

South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
1977 Australian federal election: Malcolm Fraser's Liberal/National Country Coalition government is re-elected with a slightly reduced majority, defeating the Labor Party led by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Consequently, Whitlam resigns as ALP leader after holding the job for nearly 11 years; he is replaced by former treasurer Bill Hayden.
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself emperor.
Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, Malaysia, killing all 100 passengers and crew on board.
a chartered Douglas DC-3 aircraft carrying the University of Evansville basketball team to Nashville, Tennessee, crashes in rain and dense fog about 90 seconds after takeoff from Evansville Regional Airport; 29 people die in the crash, including 14 members of the team and head coach Bob Watson.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

You Light Up My Life

Debby Boone

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 8, 1977 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 8, 1977 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 8, 1977 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,864 days. People born in 1977 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, 1977

What day of the week was December 8, 1977?: December 8, 1977 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 8, 1977?: Someone born on December 8, 1977 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1977?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1977 falls in the year of the Fire Snake.
How old is someone born on December 8, 1977?: Someone born on December 8, 1977 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,864 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1977?: People born in 1977 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 8, 1977?: On December 8, 1977 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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