What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 18, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 18, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 18, 1979?

On January 18, 1979 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on January 18, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on January 18, 1979

Roberta Metsola

Maltese politician and president of the European Parliament since 2022 (born 1979)

Jay Chou

Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman

Paulo Ferreira

Portuguese footballer (born 1979)

Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.

Ali Boussaboun

Moroccan footballer

Hirofumi Arai

Japanese actor

Wandy Rodríguez

Dominican Republic baseball player

What happened that week

Former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell is released on parole after 19 months at a federal prison in Alabama.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran with his family, relocating to Egypt after a year of turmoil.
Capital punishment in Peru: Following a hasty conviction on espionage and treason charges, Air Force member Julio Vargas Garayar became the last person to be executed by Peru.
Uganda–Tanzania War: Battle of Mutukula: The Tanzanian military captures the Ugandan border town of Mutukula after a short battle.
Pope John Paul II arrives in Mexico City for his first visit to Mexico, mainly for 1979's Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) or Conference of Puebla.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Le Freak

Chic

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 18, 1979 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 18, 1979 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 18, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,458 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Cary Grant
1904 · British-American actor

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Questions about January 18, 1979

What day of the week was January 18, 1979?: January 18, 1979 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 18, 1979?: Someone born on January 18, 1979 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 18, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 18, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on January 18, 1979?: Someone born on January 18, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,458 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1979?: People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 18, 1979?: On January 18, 1979 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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