What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 21, 1978?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 21, 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 21, 1978?

On December 21, 1978 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on December 21, 1978?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on December 21, 1978

Shaun Morgan

South African rock musician

Pablo Chinchilla

Costa Rican footballer

Born the same week

Katie Holmes

December 18 · American actress (born 1978)

Waleed al-Shehri

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

Yıldıray Baştürk

December 24 · Turkish association football player (born 1978)

Souleymane Diawara

December 24 · Senegalese and French footballer

What happened that week

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.
Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.
Vietnam launches a major offensive against the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Le Freak

Chic

🎵 No. 1 song

December 21, 1978 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 21, 1978 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 21, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,486 days. People born in 1978 belong to Generation X.

Also born on December 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Masaccio
1401 · Italian painter
Leopold von Ranke
1795 · German historian and founder of modern source-based history
Benjamin Disraeli
1804 · British statesman
Paco de Lucía
1947 · Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician
Thomas Sankara
1949 · President of Burkina Faso from to
Florence Griffith Joyner
1959 · American track and field athlete

Questions about December 21, 1978

What day of the week was December 21, 1978?: December 21, 1978 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 21, 1978?: Someone born on December 21, 1978 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 21, 1978?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 21, 1978 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on December 21, 1978?: Someone born on December 21, 1978 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,486 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 21, 1978?: On December 21, 1978 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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