What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 26, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, September 26, 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 26, 1979?

On September 26, 1979 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on September 26, 1979?

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

Famous people born on September 26, 1979

Taavi Rõivas

Estonian politician (born 1979)

Félix Dja Ettien

Ivorian footballer

Born the same week

Fábio Simplício

September 23 · Brazilian association football player (born 1979)

Michele Scarponi

September 25 · Italian road bicycle racer (1979–2017)

Shinji Ono

September 27 · Japanese association football player

Ninel Conde

September 29 · Mexican singer and actress

What happened that week

The overthrown dictator Francisco Macías Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is convicted of genocide and executed by firing squad.
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.
The MTR in Hong Kong begins service with the opening of its Modified Initial System, the Kwun Tong Line.
Nigeria terminates military rule, and the Second Nigerian Republic is established.
7 – Pope John Paul II makes a six-city visit to the United States, starting in Boston.
The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

My Sharona

The Knack

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🎵 No. 1 song

September 26, 1979 was a Wednesday. Someone born on September 26, 1979 is a Libra. Someone born on September 26, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,207 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on September 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ivan Pavlov
1849 · Russian physiologist
Winsor McCay
1869 · American cartoonist and animator
T. S. Eliot
1888 · US-British poet
Martin Heidegger
1889 · German philosopher
George Gershwin
1898 · American composer and pianist
Manmohan Singh
1932 · Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician
Serena Williams
1981 · American tennis player (born )

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Questions about September 26, 1979

What day of the week was September 26, 1979?: September 26, 1979 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on September 26, 1979?: Someone born on September 26, 1979 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 26, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 26, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on September 26, 1979?: Someone born on September 26, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,207 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 26, 1979?: On September 26, 1979 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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