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

In the Chinese zodiac, October 9, 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 9, 1980?

On October 9, 1980 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on October 9, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on October 9, 1980

Henrik Zetterberg

Swedish ice hockey player

Ibrahim Fazeel

Maldivian footballer

Akello Lucy

Ugandan politician

Born the same week

Abdoulaye Méïté

October 6 · Ivorian-French footballer (born 1980)

Sherine

October 8 · Egyptian singer and actress

Ahmed al-Haznawi

October 11 · Mass murderer of thousands in the September 11th attacks in 2001.

What happened that week

The 7.1 El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,633–5,000 and injuring 8,369–9,000.
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.
The Staggers Rail Act is enacted, deregulating American railroads.
The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party ends, having anointed North Korean President Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.
James Callaghan announces his resignation as leader of the British Labour Party.
The most recent atmospheric nuclear weapons test to date was conducted by China.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Another One Bites The Dust

Queen

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 9, 1980 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 9, 1980 is a Libra. Someone born on October 9, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,828 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 9

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Léopold Sédar Senghor
1906 · first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist
Sayyid Qutb
1906 · Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary
John Lennon
1940 · British musician

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Questions about October 9, 1980

What day of the week was October 9, 1980?: October 9, 1980 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 9, 1980?: Someone born on October 9, 1980 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 9, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 9, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on October 9, 1980?: Someone born on October 9, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,828 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 9, 1980?: On October 9, 1980 the moon was a New Moon.

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