What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 18, 1978?

On May 18, 1978 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on May 18, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on May 18, 1978

Helton

Brazilian footballer

Ricardo Carvalho

Portuguese footballer

Charles Kamathi

Kenyan athletics competitor (born 1978)

Genís García

Andorran footballer

What happened that day

Soviet dissident Yuri Orlov is sentenced to 7 years' hard labor, for distributing 'counterrevolutionary material'.
Sarajevo is selected to host the 1984 Winter Olympics, and Los Angeles is selected to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.
19 – Belgian and French paratroopers fly to Zaire, to aid the fight against the rebels.

Also that week

Charlie Chaplin's coffin is found some from the cemetery from which it was stolen, near Lake Geneva.
20 – French Foreign Legion paratroopers land in Kolwezi, Zaire, to rescue Europeans in the middle of a civil war.
Mavis Hutchinson, 53, becomes the first woman to run across the U.S.; her trek took 69 days.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

With A Little Luck

Wings

🎵 No. 1 song

May 18, 1978 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 18, 1978 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 18, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,703 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on May 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Nicholas II of Russia
1868 · 14th and last Emperor of Russia
Bertrand Russell
1872 · British philosopher and logician
Walter Gropius
1883 · German-American architect
Frank Capra
1897 · Italian-born American film director
John Paul II
1920 · pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

Questions about May 18, 1978

What day of the week was May 18, 1978?: May 18, 1978 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 18, 1978?: Someone born on May 18, 1978 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 18, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 18, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on May 18, 1978?: Someone born on May 18, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,703 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1978?: People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 18, 1978?: On May 18, 1978 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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