What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 9, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 9, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 9, 1978?

On October 9, 1978 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Monday

Born on October 9, 1978?

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
Monday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on October 9, 1978

Nicky Byrne

Irish singer-songwriter, radio and TV presenter, dancer, and footballer

Rossa

Indonesian singer and actress

Manfred Kaufmann

Liechtensteiner politician

Born the same week

Kali

October 11 · Angolan association football player

Matt Conger

October 11 · New Zealand football referee

Konstrakta

October 12 · Serbian singer-songwriter

What happened that day

P.W. Botha succeeds John Vorster as Prime Minister of South Africa.

Also that week

Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.6 mph (511.13 km/h) at Blowering Dam, Australia.
Daniel arap Moi becomes president of Kenya.
John Vorster becomes State President of South Africa.
A massive short circuit in Seasat's electrical system ends the satellite's scientific mission.
Wranslide in New South Wales: the Wran government is re-elected with an increased majority.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Kiss You All Over

Exile

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 9, 1978 was a Monday. Someone born on October 9, 1978 is a Libra. Someone born on October 9, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,559 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 · first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist
Sayyid Qutb
1906 · Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary
John Lennon
1940 · British musician

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Questions about October 9, 1978

What day of the week was October 9, 1978?: October 9, 1978 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on October 9, 1978?: Someone born on October 9, 1978 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 9, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 9, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on October 9, 1978?: Someone born on October 9, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,559 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1978?: People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 9, 1978?: On October 9, 1978 the moon was a First Quarter.

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