What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1988?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 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 16, 1988?

On October 16, 1988 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Sunday

Born on October 16, 1988?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dragon
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
38 years

Famous people born on October 16, 1988

Rony Martínez

Honduran footballer

Born the same week

Václav Pilař

October 13 · Czech footballer

Henry Bonello

October 13 · Maltese footballer

Mesut Özil

October 15 · Turkish-German association football player

Dami Im

October 17 · Australian singer

Efe Ambrose

October 18 · Nigerian footballer (born 1988)

What happened that week

Walsh Street police shootings: Two Victoria Police officers are gunned down, execution style, in Australia.
The Birchandra Manu massacre occurs in Tripura, India.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won 4 games to 1 in the 1988 World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Groovy Kind Of Love

Phil Collins

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 16, 1988 was a Sunday. Someone born on October 16, 1988 is a Libra. Someone born on October 16, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,899 days. People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.

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, 1988

What day of the week was October 16, 1988?: October 16, 1988 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on October 16, 1988?: Someone born on October 16, 1988 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 16, 1988?: Someone born on October 16, 1988 is 38 years old today and has lived about 13,899 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 16, 1988?: On October 16, 1988 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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