What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 21, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, November 21, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.

What is the birthstone for November?

The birthstone for November is topaz.

What was the moon phase on November 21, 1979?

On November 21, 1979 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on November 21, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on November 21, 1979

Saeed al-Ghamdi

9/11 hijacker

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Italian association football player

Aleksandar Vasoski

Macedonian footballer

Born the same week

Hend Sabry

November 20 · Tunisian actress

Nihat Kahveci

November 23 · Turkish association football player (born 1979)

Ararat Mirzoyan

November 23 · Armenian politician

What happened that day

After false radio reports from the Ayatollah Khomeini that the Americans had occupied the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and set afire, killing four, and disturbing Pakistan–United States relations.

Also that week

Grand Mosque seizure: A group of 200 Juhayman al-Otaybi militants occupy Mecca's Masjid al-Haram, the holiest place in Islam. They are driven out by Saudi military forces after bloody fighting that leaves 250 people dead and 600 wounded.
The Troubles: In Dublin, Ireland, Provisional Irish Republican Army member Thomas McMahon is sentenced to life in prison for the assassination of Lord Mountbatten of Burma in August. He was released in 1998 under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and African American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
The last cargo of phosphate was shipped from Banaba Island in Kiribati in the South Pacific Ocean, bringing an end to the island's chief industry.
Bucharest Metro Line One is opened, in Bucharest, Romania (from Timpuri Noi to Semanatoarea stations, ).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer

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🎵 No. 1 song

November 21, 1979 was a Wednesday. Someone born on November 21, 1979 is a Scorpio. Someone born on November 21, 1979 is 46 years old today and has lived about 17,151 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on November 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Voltaire
1694 · French writer, historian and philosopher
René Magritte
1898 · Belgian surrealist
Fairuz
1935 · Lebanese singer and actress

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Questions about November 21, 1979

What day of the week was November 21, 1979?: November 21, 1979 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on November 21, 1979?: Someone born on November 21, 1979 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for November 21, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, November 21, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on November 21, 1979?: Someone born on November 21, 1979 is 46 years old today and has lived about 17,151 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1979?: People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for November?: The birthstone for November is topaz.
What was the moon phase on November 21, 1979?: On November 21, 1979 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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