What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 8, 1988?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 8, 1988 falls in the year of the Fire Rabbit.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 8, 1988?

On January 8, 1988 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Friday

Born on January 8, 1988?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐇 Chinese zodiac
Fire Rabbit
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
38 years

Famous people born on January 8, 1988

Jirès Kembo Ekoko

French footballer (born 1988)

Alex Tyus

American-Israeli basketball player who converted to Judaism

Michael Mancienne

English footballer

Daniel Chávez

Peruvian footballer

Xiaoxin Yang

Monégasque table tennis player

Eric Vásquez

Panamanian footballer

Raphaël Liégeois

Belgian neuroscientist and astronaut

What happened that week

8 – In the Soviet-Afghan War, 39 men of the Soviet Airborne Troops from the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment fight off an attack by 200 to 250 Mujahideen in the Battle for Hill 3234, later dramatized in the Russian film The 9th Company.
Vice-president Lee Teng-hui takes over as President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang following the death of Chiang Ching-kuo.
The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring (perestroika) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev (though Gorbachev had begun minor restructuring in 1985).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

So Emotional

Whitney Houston

🎵 No. 1 song

January 8, 1988 was a Friday. Someone born on January 8, 1988 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 8, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 14,180 days. People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on January 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 · British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist
Carl Rogers
1902 · American psychologist
Elvis Presley
1935 · American singer and actor
Stephen Hawking
1942 · British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author
David Bowie
1947 · English musician and actor

Questions about January 8, 1988

What day of the week was January 8, 1988?: January 8, 1988 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 8, 1988?: Someone born on January 8, 1988 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 8, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 8, 1988 falls in the year of the Fire Rabbit.
How old is someone born on January 8, 1988?: Someone born on January 8, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 14,180 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1988?: People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 8, 1988?: On January 8, 1988 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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