What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 23, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, June 23, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.

What is the birthstone for June?

The birthstone for June is pearl.

What was the moon phase on June 23, 1979?

On June 23, 1979 the moon was a New Moon.

A Saturday

Born on June 23, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on June 23, 1979

Marilyn Agliotti

field hockey player

Born the same week

Chris Pratt

June 21 · American actor (born 1979)

Kostas Katsouranis

June 21 · Greek footballer

Petra Němcová

June 24 · Czech fashion model

Hong Chau

June 25 · American actress (born 1979)

Walter Herrmann

June 26 · Argentine basketball player (born 1979)

What happened that day

New South Wales Premier Neville Wran officially opens the Eastern Suburbs Railway in Sydney. It operates as a shuttle between Central and Bondi Junction until full integration with the Illawarra Line in 1980.

Also that week

Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
The WHA formally ceases operations, completing the merger with the NHL.
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, an international opinion tribunal, is founded in Bologna at the initiative of Senator Lelio Basso.
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Alexander Haig escapes an assassination attempt in Belgium by the Baader-Meinhof terrorist organization.
A Nicaraguan National Guard soldier kills ABC TV news correspondent Bill Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa. Other members of the news crew capture the killing on tape.

What happened that day

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🎵 No. 1 song

June 23, 1979 was a Saturday. Someone born on June 23, 1979 is a Cancer. Someone born on June 23, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,302 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on June 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Oda Nobunaga
1534 · Japanese samurai and warlord
Alfred Kinsey
1894 · American sexologist
Alan Turing
1912 · English computer scientist
Bob Fosse
1927 · American choreographer, dancer, and director
Wilma Rudolph
1940 · American athlete
Zinedine Zidane
1972 · French association football player and coach

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Questions about June 23, 1979

What day of the week was June 23, 1979?: June 23, 1979 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on June 23, 1979?: Someone born on June 23, 1979 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for June 23, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, June 23, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on June 23, 1979?: Someone born on June 23, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,302 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1979?: People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for June?: The birthstone for June is pearl.
What was the moon phase on June 23, 1979?: On June 23, 1979 the moon was a New Moon.

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