What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 9, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 9, 1980 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 9, 1980?

On January 9, 1980 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on January 9, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on January 9, 1980

Uroš Zorman

Slovenian handball player

Born the same week

Mihael Mikić

January 6 · Croatian association football player

Steed Malbranque

January 6 · French footballer (born 1980)

Lee Jung-soo

January 8 · South Korean association football player

Gökdeniz Karadeniz

January 11 · Turkish association football player (born 1980)

Ashraf Fayadh

January 12 · Palestinian artist, art curator and lyricist

What happened that day

In Saudi Arabia, 63 Islamist insurgents are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November 1979.

Also that week

Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
Indian National Congress party leader Indira Gandhi returns to power as the Prime Minister of India.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 9, 1980 was a Wednesday. Someone born on January 9, 1980 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 9, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 17,102 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Grigori Rasputin
1869 · Russian mystic
John B. Watson
1878 · American psychologist (
George Balanchine
1904 · American choreographer, dancer and ballet master
Simone de Beauvoir
1908 · French philosopher, social theorist and activist
Richard Nixon
1913 · president of the United States from to

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Questions about January 9, 1980

What day of the week was January 9, 1980?: January 9, 1980 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 9, 1980?: Someone born on January 9, 1980 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 9, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 9, 1980 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on January 9, 1980?: Someone born on January 9, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 17,102 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1980?: People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 9, 1980?: On January 9, 1980 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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