What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 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 8, 1978?

On December 8, 1978 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on December 8, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on December 8, 1978

Samat Smakov

Kazakh footballer

Najwan Darwish

Palestinian poet and cultural journalist

Anwar Siraj

Ethiopian association football player

Born the same week

Emerson Sheik

December 6 · Qatari association football player

Mohamed Diab

December 7 · Egyptian screenwriter and director

Gastón Gaudio

December 9 · Argentine tennis player

What happened that week

Spanish transition to democracy: The Spanish Constitution officially restores the country's democratic government.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Le Freak

Chic

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 8, 1978 was a Friday. Someone born on December 8, 1978 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 8, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,499 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 · Queen of Scotland from to
Georges Méliès
1861 · French filmmaker and illusionist
Jean Sibelius
1865 · Finnish composer
Diego Rivera
1886 · Mexican muralist

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Questions about December 8, 1978

What day of the week was December 8, 1978?: December 8, 1978 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on December 8, 1978?: Someone born on December 8, 1978 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on December 8, 1978?: Someone born on December 8, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,499 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 8, 1978?: On December 8, 1978 the moon was a First Quarter.

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