What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1988?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 1, 1988?

On October 1, 1988 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on October 1, 1988?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dragon
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
38 years

Famous people born on October 1, 1988

Cariba Heine

Australian actress (born 1988)

Salomon Wisdom

Beninese footballer

Sharmarh Brooks

West Indian cricketer

Born the same week

Kevin Durant

September 29 · American basketball player (born 1988)

Ivan Zaytsev

October 2 · Italian volleyball player

Alicia Vikander

October 3 · Swedish actress (born 1988)

What happened that week

STS-26: NASA resumes Space Shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery.
Thousands riot in Algiers, Algeria against the National Liberation Front government; by October 10 the army has tortured and killed about 500 people in crushing the riots.
Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet loses a national plebiscite on his rule; he relinquishes power in 1990.
Promulgation of the 1988 Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Don't Worry, Be Happy (From "Cocktail")

Bobby McFerrin

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 1, 1988 was a Saturday. Someone born on October 1, 1988 is a Libra. Someone born on October 1, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,914 days. People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.

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, 1988

What day of the week was October 1, 1988?: October 1, 1988 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on October 1, 1988?: Someone born on October 1, 1988 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 1, 1988?: Someone born on October 1, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,914 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1988?: People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 1, 1988?: On October 1, 1988 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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