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

In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 8, 1988?

On December 8, 1988 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on December 8, 1988?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Earth Dragon
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
37 years

Famous people born on December 8, 1988

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Tsukasa Shiotani

December 5 · Japanese association football player

Miralem Sulejmani

December 5 · Serbian footballer

Emily Browning

December 7 · Australian actress, singer and model

Kwadwo Asamoah

December 9 · Ghanaian footballer (born 1988)

Wilfried Bony

December 10 · Ivorian association football player

Neven Subotić

December 10 · Serbian footballer

What happened that week

In Soviet Armenia, the 6.8 Spitak earthquake kills nearly 25,000, injures 31,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.
The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government by the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988.
The Clapham Junction rail crash in London kills 35 and injures 132.
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari takes office as President of Mexico.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Look Away

Chicago

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 8, 1988 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 8, 1988 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 8, 1988 is 37 years old today and has lived about 13,846 days. People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on December 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 · Queen of Scotland from to
Georges Méliès
1861 · French filmmaker and illusionist
Jean Sibelius
1865 · Finnish composer
Diego Rivera
1886 · Mexican muralist

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Questions about December 8, 1988

What day of the week was December 8, 1988?: December 8, 1988 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 8, 1988?: Someone born on December 8, 1988 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 8, 1988?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 8, 1988 falls in the year of the Earth Dragon.
How old is someone born on December 8, 1988?: Someone born on December 8, 1988 is 37 years old today and has lived about 13,846 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1988?: People born in 1988 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 8, 1988?: On December 8, 1988 the moon was a New Moon.

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