What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 2, 1996?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 2, 1996 falls in the year of the Fire Rat.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 2, 1996?

On December 2, 1996 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Monday

Born on December 2, 1996?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Fire Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
29 years

Famous people born on December 2, 1996

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Lawrence Ati-Zigi

November 29 · Ghanaian association football player

Gonçalo Guedes

November 29 · Portuguese footballer (born 1996)

Zoe

December 1 · Austrian actress and singer

Tigst Assefa

December 3 · Ethiopian middle-distance runner

Sebastián Vegas

December 4 · Chilean association football player

Diogo Jota

December 4 · Portuguese footballer (1996-2025)

What happened that week

An ice storm strikes the U.S. killing 26 directly and hundreds more from accidents. A powerful windstorm blasts Florida with winds gusts up to 90 mph.
Jerry Rawlings is re-elected as President of Ghana.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Un-Break My Heart

Toni Braxton

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 2, 1996 was a Monday. Someone born on December 2, 1996 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 2, 1996 is 29 years old today and has lived about 10,931 days. People born in 1996 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on December 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pedro II of Brazil
1825 · 2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. –89)
Georges Seurat
1859 · French painter
Georgy Zhukov
1896 · Marshal of the Soviet Union
Maria Meneghini Callas
1923 · American-Greek operatic soprano

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Questions about December 2, 1996

What day of the week was December 2, 1996?: December 2, 1996 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on December 2, 1996?: Someone born on December 2, 1996 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 2, 1996?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 2, 1996 falls in the year of the Fire Rat.
How old is someone born on December 2, 1996?: Someone born on December 2, 1996 is 29 years old today and has lived about 10,931 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1996?: People born in 1996 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 2, 1996?: On December 2, 1996 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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