What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 24, 2008?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 24, 2008 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 24, 2008?

On December 24, 2008 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on December 24, 2008?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
17 years

Famous people born on December 24, 2008

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Madeleine McGraw

December 22 · American and model actress

Tanvi Sharma

December 22 · badminton player

What happened that week

A military coup d'état deposes the government of Guinea shortly after the death of longtime President Lansana Conté.
An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history.
Israel invades the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets being fired into Israeli territory by Hamas, and due to weapons being smuggled into the area.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Théoneste Bagosora and two other senior Rwandan army officers guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentences them to life imprisonment for their role in the Rwandan genocide.
An extra leap second (23:59:60) is added to end of the year. The last time this occurred was in 2005.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Beyonce

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 24, 2008 was a Wednesday. Someone born on December 24, 2008 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 24, 2008 is 17 years old today and has lived about 6,525 days. People born in 2008 belong to Generation Z.

Also born on December 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Selim III
1761 · 28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Adam Mickiewicz
1798 · Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist
James Prescott Joule
1818 · English physicist and brewer
Charles Hermite
1822 · French mathematician
Howard Hughes
1905 · American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer

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Questions about December 24, 2008

What day of the week was December 24, 2008?: December 24, 2008 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on December 24, 2008?: Someone born on December 24, 2008 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 24, 2008?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 24, 2008 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on December 24, 2008?: Someone born on December 24, 2008 is 17 years old today and has lived about 6,525 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2008?: People born in 2008 belong to Generation Z.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 24, 2008?: On December 24, 2008 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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