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

In the Chinese zodiac, December 18, 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 18, 1978?

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

A Monday

Born on December 18, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on December 18, 1978

Katie Holmes

American actress (born 1978)

María Alejandra Muñoz

Ecuadorian politician

Ricardo Powell

Jamaican cricketer

Born the same week

Waleed al-Shehri

December 20 · 9/11 hijacker (1978–2001)

Geremi

December 20 · Cameroonian association football player

Shaun Morgan

December 21 · South African rock musician

What happened that week

Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.
Train 87 from Nanjing to Xining collides with train 368 from Xi'an to Xuzhou near Yangzhuang railway station in China, killing 106, injuring 218.
The Mystery of Mamo is released in cinemas in Japan.
The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue the reform and opening up.
Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who was subsequently convicted of the murder of 33 young men and boys committed between 1972 and 1978, is arrested.
Argentina begins Operation Soberanía against Chile, but Argentinian forces quickly withdraw.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Le Freak

Chic

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 18, 1978 was a Monday. Someone born on December 18, 1978 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 18, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,489 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Joseph John Thomson
1856 · British physicist
Joseph Stalin
1878 · politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from to
Willy Brandt
1913 · German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Steven Spielberg
1946 · American filmmaker (born )
Steve Biko
1946 · South African anti-apartheid activist

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Questions about December 18, 1978

What day of the week was December 18, 1978?: December 18, 1978 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on December 18, 1978?: Someone born on December 18, 1978 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 18, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 18, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on December 18, 1978?: Someone born on December 18, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,489 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 18, 1978?: On December 18, 1978 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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