What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 23, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 23, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 23, 1978?

On September 23, 1978 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on September 23, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on September 23, 1978

Martin Elmiger

road bicycle racer

Armin Öhri

Liechtensteiner writer

Luis Moreira

Ecuadorian footballer

Born the same week

Harry Kewell

September 22 · Australian soccer manager (born 1978)

Irakli Kobakhidze

September 25 · Prime Minister of Georgia since 2024

Ricardo Gardner

September 25 · Jamaican footballer

What happened that week

PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides with a small private airplane and crashes in San Diego, California; 144 are killed.
General Rahimuddin Khan assumes the post of martial law Governor of Balochistan.
The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
The last Forest Brother guerrilla movement fighter is discovered and killed in Estonia.
Pope John Paul I dies after only 33 days as the Roman Catholic Pontiff.
The Camp David Accords are signed between Israel and Egypt.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Boogie Oogie Oogie

A Taste Of Honey

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🎵 No. 1 song

September 23, 1978 was a Saturday. Someone born on September 23, 1978 is a Libra. Someone born on September 23, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,575 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on September 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Walter Lippmann
1889 · American journalist and political commentator
John Coltrane
1926 · American jazz saxophonist
Ray Charles
1930 · American singer, pianist and songwriter
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
1940 · Iranian singer and musician
Julio Iglesias
1943 · Spanish singer and lawyer (born )

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Questions about September 23, 1978

What day of the week was September 23, 1978?: September 23, 1978 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on September 23, 1978?: Someone born on September 23, 1978 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 23, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 23, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on September 23, 1978?: Someone born on September 23, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,575 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1978?: People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 23, 1978?: On September 23, 1978 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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