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

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

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 23, 1979?

On September 23, 1979 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on September 23, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on September 23, 1979

Fábio Simplício

Brazilian association football player (born 1979)

Kim Un-chol

North Korean boxer

Refaat Alareer

Palestinian writer, Palestinian victim of the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip in December 2023

Lote Tuqiri

Fijian-Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer

Takoubakoye Aminata Boureima

Nigerian economist and politician

Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim

Ex-wife of the Sultan of Brunei

What happened that week

Vela incident: The "South Atlantic Flash" is observed near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, thought to be a nuclear weapons test conducted by South Africa and Israel.
French paratroopers help David Dacko to overthrow Emperor Bokassa in the Central African Empire.
The overthrown dictator Francisco Macías Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is convicted of genocide and executed by firing squad.
East German balloon escape: Two families flee from East Germany by balloon.
The Sugarhill Gang release Rapper's Delight in the United States, the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
The MTR in Hong Kong begins service with the opening of its Modified Initial System, the Kwun Tong Line.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

My Sharona

The Knack

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🎵 No. 1 song

September 23, 1979 was a Sunday. Someone born on September 23, 1979 is a Libra. Someone born on September 23, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,210 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on September 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Walter Lippmann
1889 · American journalist and political commentator
John Coltrane
1926 · American jazz saxophonist
Ray Charles
1930 · American singer, pianist and songwriter
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
1940 · Iranian singer and musician
Julio Iglesias
1943 · Spanish singer and lawyer (born )

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Questions about September 23, 1979

What day of the week was September 23, 1979?: September 23, 1979 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on September 23, 1979?: Someone born on September 23, 1979 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 23, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 23, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on September 23, 1979?: Someone born on September 23, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,210 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1979?: People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 23, 1979?: On September 23, 1979 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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