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

In the Chinese zodiac, May 9, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 9, 1980?

On May 9, 1980 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Friday

Born on May 9, 1980?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Friday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on May 9, 1980

Norihiro Nishi

Japanese association football player

Nicolae Dică

Romanian footballer

Grant Hackett

Australian swimmer (1980-)

Alexey Voyevoda

bobsledder

Jo Hyun-jae

South Korean actor

Kate Richardson-Walsh

field hockey captain for Great Britain and England

Estíbaliz Martínez

Spanish rhythmic gymnast

Angela Nikodinov

American figure skater

What happened that day

In Florida, United States, the Liberian freighter Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay. A section of the bridge collapses and 35 people (most of them on a bus) are killed.
James Alexander George Smith "Jags" McCartney the Turks and Caicos Islands' first chief minister, is killed in a plane crash over New Jersey.

Also that week

Global eradication of smallpox certified by the World Health Organization.
Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days (the longest-ever time served by an inmate).
Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito dies. The largest state funeral in history is organized, with state delegations from 128 different countries out of 154 UN members at the time.
The Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.

Famous people born on May 9, 1980

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Call Me

Blondie

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

May 9, 1980 was a Friday. Someone born on May 9, 1980 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 9, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,980 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on May 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Gaspard Monge
1746 · French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry

Questions about May 9, 1980

What day of the week was May 9, 1980?: May 9, 1980 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on May 9, 1980?: Someone born on May 9, 1980 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 9, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 9, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 9, 1980?: Someone born on May 9, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,980 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1980?: People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 9, 1980?: On May 9, 1980 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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