What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 1, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 1, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 1, 1978?

On December 1, 1978 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on December 1, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on December 1, 1978

Li Weifeng

Chinese footballer

Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

Norwegian politician

Born the same week

Mehdi Nafti

November 28 · Tunisian-French football manager

Ludwika Paleta

November 29 · Polish-Mexican actress

Gael García Bernal

November 30 · Mexican actor and producer

Nelly Furtado

December 2 · Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter

What happened that week

Dianne Feinstein succeeds the murdered George Moscone, to become the first woman mayor of San Francisco; she will remain in office until January 8, 1988.
Moscone-Milk assassinations: San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by disgruntled former Supervisor Dan White.
Two British commercial divers, Michael Ward and Tony Prangley, die of hypothermia and drowning in the East Shetland Basin after their diving bell plunges to the seabed at a depth of over .
Spanish transition to democracy: The Spanish Constitution officially restores the country's democratic government.
China starts an experimental "household responsibility system", in Anhui Province.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

You Don't Bring Me Flowers

Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 1, 1978 was a Friday. Someone born on December 1, 1978 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 1, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,506 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Nikolay Karamzin
1766 · Russian writer, poet, critic
Richard Pryor
1940 · American comedian and actor
Pablo Escobar
1949 · Colombian politician and drug lord

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Questions about December 1, 1978

What day of the week was December 1, 1978?: December 1, 1978 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on December 1, 1978?: Someone born on December 1, 1978 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 1, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 1, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on December 1, 1978?: Someone born on December 1, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,506 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1978?: People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 1, 1978?: On December 1, 1978 the moon was a New Moon.

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