What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 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 21, 1980?

On May 21, 1980 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on May 21, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on May 21, 1980

Gotye

Belgian-Australian musician (born 1980)

Born the same week

Michaël Llodra

May 18 · French tennis player

Demet Evgâr

May 19 · Turkish actor (born 1980)

Moeneeb Josephs

May 19 · South African footballer

Juliana Pasha

May 20 · Albanian singer

Theofanis Gekas

May 23 · Greek footballer

What happened that week

1980 Quebec referendum: Voters in Quebec reject, by a vote of 60%, a proposal to seek independence from Canada.
Namco's Pac-Man, the highest-earning arcade game of all time, is released in Japan.
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
27 – Gwangju Uprising: Students in Gwangju, South Korea, begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms.
The International Court of Justice calls for the release of U.S. Embassy hostages in Tehran.
Internal conflict in Peru: On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Call Me

Blondie

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 21, 1980 was a Wednesday. Someone born on May 21, 1980 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 21, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,969 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on May 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Philip II of Spain
1527 · King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived -
Alexander Pope
1688 · English poet
Henri Rousseau
1844 · French painter
Andrei Sakharov
1921 · Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

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Questions about May 21, 1980

What day of the week was May 21, 1980?: May 21, 1980 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 21, 1980?: Someone born on May 21, 1980 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 21, 1980?: Someone born on May 21, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,969 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 21, 1980?: On May 21, 1980 the moon was a First Quarter.

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