What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1980?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 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 16, 1980?

On October 16, 1980 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on October 16, 1980?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
46 years

Famous people born on October 16, 1980

Sérgio Pinto

German footballer

Sue Bird

American basketball player (born 1980)

Hồ Quỳnh Hương

Vietnamese singer

Born the same week

Ben Whishaw

October 14 · British actor and producer (born 1980)

Cansu Dere

October 14 · Turkish actor (born 1980)

Yekaterina Gamova

October 17 · Russian Olympic volleyball player

What happened that day

The most recent atmospheric nuclear weapons test to date was conducted by China.

Also that week

James Callaghan announces his resignation as leader of the British Labour Party.
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.
1980 Australian federal election: Malcolm Fraser's Liberal/National Country Coalition government is re-elected with a substantially reduced majority, defeating the Labor Party led by Bill Hayden. The Government also loses control of the Senate, with the Australian Democrats winning the balance of power.
Greece rejoins the NATO military structure.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Another One Bites The Dust

Queen

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 16, 1980 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 16, 1980 is a Libra. Someone born on October 16, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,821 days. People born in 1980 belong to Generation X.

Also born on October 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Noah Webster
1758 · American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
Itō Hirobumi
1841 · 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan
Oscar Wilde
1854 · Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete
David Ben-Gurion
1886 · Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel - (born1886– )
Michael Collins
1890 · Irish revolutionary and politician

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Questions about October 16, 1980

What day of the week was October 16, 1980?: October 16, 1980 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 16, 1980?: Someone born on October 16, 1980 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1980?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 1980 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on October 16, 1980?: Someone born on October 16, 1980 is 46 years old today and has lived about 16,821 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 16, 1980?: On October 16, 1980 the moon was a First Quarter.

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