What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 20, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 20, 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 20, 1979?

On January 20, 1979 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on January 20, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Earth Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on January 20, 1979

Hindi Zahra

Moroccan singer and actress

Shad Begum

Pakistani social worker

Hamza Alić

Athletics (sport) competitor

Born the same week

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

Svetlana Khorkina

January 19 · Russian artistic gymnast

What happened that day

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.

Also that week

Former U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell is released on parole after 19 months at a federal prison in Alabama.
Uganda–Tanzania War: Battle of Mutukula: The Tanzanian military captures the Ugandan border town of Mutukula after a short battle.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran with his family, relocating to Egypt after a year of turmoil.
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 20, 1979 was a Saturday. Someone born on January 20, 1979 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 20, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,456 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

André-Marie Ampère
1775 · French physicist and mathematician
Federico Fellini
1920 · Italian filmmaker
David Lynch
1946 · American filmmaker

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Questions about January 20, 1979

What day of the week was January 20, 1979?: January 20, 1979 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on January 20, 1979?: Someone born on January 20, 1979 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 20, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 20, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Horse.
How old is someone born on January 20, 1979?: Someone born on January 20, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,456 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 20, 1979?: On January 20, 1979 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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