What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 1, 1980?

On October 1, 1980 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on October 1, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on October 1, 1980

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Martina Hingis

September 30 · Swiss tennis player

Gert Steegmans

September 30 · road bicycle racer

Milagros Sequera

September 30 · Venezuelan tennis player

Guillermo Rigondeaux

September 30 · Cuban boxer

Kjetil Mørland

October 3 · Norwegian singer-songwriter

Tomáš Rosický

October 4 · Czech footballer

What happened that week

Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel and Xerox introduce the DIX standard for Ethernet, which is the first implementation outside of Xerox and the first to support 10 Mbit/s speeds.
The Elisabeth blast furnace is demolished at Bilston Steelworks, marking the end of iron and steel production in the Black Country region of the U.K.
Oktoberfest bombing: 13 people are killed and 211 injured in a right-wing terror attack in Munich (West Germany).
The Mariel boatlift in Cuba officially ends.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Another One Bites The Dust

Queen

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 1, 1980 was a Wednesday. Someone born on October 1, 1980 is a Libra. Someone born on October 1, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,836 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

El Greco
1541 · Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect
Vladimir Horowitz
1903 · Russian/Ukrainian and American pianist
Chen-ning Yang
1922 · Chinese physicist
Julie Andrews
1935 · British actress, singer and author (born )

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Questions about October 1, 1980

What day of the week was October 1, 1980?: October 1, 1980 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 1, 1980?: Someone born on October 1, 1980 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on October 1, 1980?: Someone born on October 1, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,836 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1980?: People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 1, 1980?: On October 1, 1980 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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