What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 24, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 24, 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 24, 1980?

On January 24, 1980 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on January 24, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on January 24, 1980

Wilmar Roldán

Colombian football referee corrupt

Suzy

Portuguese singer

Yordanis Arencibia

Cuban judoka

Born the same week

Xavi Hernández

January 25 · Spanish footballer and manager

Paulo Assunção

January 25 · Brazilian player

Marat Safin

January 27 · Russian tennis player

What happened that week

Andrei Sakharov, Soviet scientist and human rights activist, is arrested in Moscow.
Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
The London Gold Fixing hits its highest price ever of $843 per troy ounce ($2,249.50 in 2020 when adjusted for inflation).
Canadian Caper: Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran, as they board a flight to Zürich, Switzerland, on Swissair.
At least 200 people are killed when the Corralejas Bullring collapses at Sincelejo, Colombia.
Burning of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala: The Spanish Embassy in Guatemala is invaded and set on fire, killing 36 people. In the United States, it is dubbed "Spain's own Tehran".

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Rock With You

Michael Jackson

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 24, 1980 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 24, 1980 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 24, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 17,087 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Frederick II of Prussia
1712 · King of Prussia from to
Edith Wharton
1862 · American writer and designer

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Questions about January 24, 1980

What day of the week was January 24, 1980?: January 24, 1980 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 24, 1980?: Someone born on January 24, 1980 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 24, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 24, 1980 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on January 24, 1980?: Someone born on January 24, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 17,087 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 24, 1980?: On January 24, 1980 the moon was a First Quarter.

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