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

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

What is the birthstone for November?

The birthstone for November is topaz.

What was the moon phase on November 18, 1978?

On November 18, 1978 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on November 18, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on November 18, 1978

Andris Nelsons

Latvian conductor (born 1978)

Muma Gee

Nigerian singer and songwriter

Hesler Phillips

Honduran footballer

Born the same week

Santiago Peña Palacios

November 16 · President of Paraguay since 2023

Ayman Abdelaziz

November 20 · Egyptian association football player

Ahmed El-Nemr

November 21 · Egyptian archer

What happened that day

In Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple cult in a mass murder–suicide in his commune, Jonestown, that claims 918 lives in all, 909 of them at Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Representative Leo J. Ryan is assassinated by members of Peoples Temple shortly beforehand.

Also that week

China starts an experimental "household responsibility system", in Anhui Province.

What happened that day

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MacArthur Park

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🎵 No. 1 song

November 18, 1978 was a Saturday. Someone born on November 18, 1978 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 18, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,519 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on November 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Louis Daguerre
1787 · French scientist, artist and photographer
Margaret Atwood
1939 · Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born )

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Questions about November 18, 1978

What day of the week was November 18, 1978?: November 18, 1978 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on November 18, 1978?: Someone born on November 18, 1978 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 18, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 18, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on November 18, 1978?: Someone born on November 18, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,519 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1978?: People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for November?: The birthstone for November is topaz.
What was the moon phase on November 18, 1978?: On November 18, 1978 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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