What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.

What is the birthstone for April?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

What was the moon phase on April 26, 1980?

On April 26, 1980 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Saturday

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on April 26, 1980

Jordana Brewster

American actress

Born the same week

Karen Asrian

April 24 · Armenian chess player (1980–2008)

Alejandro Valverde

April 25 · Spanish cyclist

Irfaan Ali

April 25 · President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Mohammed Aamin

April 29 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Magdalena Tul

April 29 · Polish singer

What happened that day

Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappear from outside their flat in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.

Also that week

Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes in Tenerife, killing all 146 occupants; at the time it was the worst air disaster involving a British-registered aircraft in terms of loss of life.
The Dominican embassy siege in Colombia ends with all remaining hostages released after the guerrillas are allowed to escape to Cuba.
25 – Operation Eagle Claw, a commando mission in Iran to rescue American embassy hostages, is aborted after mechanical problems ground the rescue helicopters. Eight United States troops are killed in a mid-air collision during the failed operation.
Iranian Embassy siege: Six Iranian-born terrorists take over the Iranian embassy in London, England. SAS retakes the Embassy on May 5; one terrorist survives.
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands abdicates and her daughter Beatrix accedes to the throne.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

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Blondie

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🎵 No. 1 song

April 26, 1980 was a Saturday. Someone born on April 26, 1980 is a Taurus. Someone born on April 26, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,994 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on April 26

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

David Hume
1711 · Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
John James Audubon
1785 · French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter
Eugène Delacroix
1798 · French painter
Frederick Law Olmsted
1822 · American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 · Austrian philosopher and logician
I. M. Pei
1917 · Chinese-American architect
Fanny Blankers-Koen
1918 · Dutch track and field athlete

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Questions about April 26, 1980

What day of the week was April 26, 1980?: April 26, 1980 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on April 26, 1980?: Someone born on April 26, 1980 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for April 26, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, April 26, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on April 26, 1980?: Someone born on April 26, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,994 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1980?: People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for April?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
What was the moon phase on April 26, 1980?: On April 26, 1980 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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