What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 19, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 19, 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 19, 1979?

On January 19, 1979 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Friday

Born on January 19, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on January 19, 1979

Svetlana Khorkina

Russian artistic gymnast

Born the same week

Aaliyah

January 16 · American R&B singer (1979–2001)

Roberta Metsola

January 18 · Maltese politician and president of the European Parliament since 2022 (born 1979)

Jay Chou

January 18 · Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman

Paulo Ferreira

January 18 · Portuguese footballer (born 1979)

Hindi Zahra

January 20 · Moroccan singer and actress

What happened that day

Former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell is released on parole after 19 months at a federal prison in Alabama.

Also that week

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.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran with his family, relocating to Egypt after a year of turmoil.
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 19, 1979 was a Friday. Someone born on January 19, 1979 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 19, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,457 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 19

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

James Watt
1736 · British engineer
Auguste Comte
1798 · French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 · American writer and literary critic
Paul Cézanne
1839 · French painter
Janis Joplin
1943 · American singer
Dolly Parton
1946 · American singer-songwriter

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Questions about January 19, 1979

What day of the week was January 19, 1979?: January 19, 1979 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 19, 1979?: Someone born on January 19, 1979 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 19, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 19, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on January 19, 1979?: Someone born on January 19, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,457 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 19, 1979?: On January 19, 1979 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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