What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 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 16, 1978?

On October 16, 1978 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Monday

Born on October 16, 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
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
48 years

Famous people born on October 16, 1978

Martin Telser

Liechtensteiner footballer

Born the same week

Usher

October 14 · American R&B singer (born 1978)

Patricio Urrutia

October 15 · Ecuadorian footballer (born 1978)

Pablo Iglesias Turrión

October 17 · Spanish politician (born 1978)

Olivia Lewis

October 18 · Maltese singer

Ruslan Chagaev

October 19 · Uzbekistani boxer

What happened that day

Pope John Paul II succeeds Pope John Paul I as the 264th pope, resulting in the first Year of Three Popes since 1605. He is the first Polish pope in history, and the first non-Italian pope since Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523).

Also that week

Thorbjörn Fälldin steps down as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is succeeded by Ola Ullsten, the Leader of the liberal People's Party ("Folkpartiet").
The Soviet Union launches a major Russification campaign throughout all union republics.
The first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is held as a protest march and commemoration of the Stonewall riots.
Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 Skylane over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
Daniel arap Moi becomes president of Kenya.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Kiss You All Over

Exile

🎵 No. 1 song

October 16, 1978 was a Monday. Someone born on October 16, 1978 is a Libra. Someone born on October 16, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,552 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Noah Webster
1758 · American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
Itō Hirobumi
1841 · 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan
Oscar Wilde
1854 · Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete
David Ben-Gurion
1886 · Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel - (born1886– )
Michael Collins
1890 · Irish revolutionary and politician

Questions about October 16, 1978

What day of the week was October 16, 1978?: October 16, 1978 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on October 16, 1978?: Someone born on October 16, 1978 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on October 16, 1978?: Someone born on October 16, 1978 is 48 years old today and has lived about 17,552 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 16, 1978?: On October 16, 1978 the moon was a Full Moon.

Born on this day?

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