What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 2016?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 2016 falls in the year of the Fire Monkey.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 31, 2016?

On December 31, 2016 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Saturday

Born on December 31, 2016?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Saturday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Fire Monkey
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
9 years

Famous people born on December 31, 2016

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

Withdrawal of the majority of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 15 years of war.
For the final time, an extra leap second (23:59:60) is added to end of the year. The last time this occurred was in June 2015.

Also that week

The Helsinki District Court gives Jari Aarnio, the former head of anti-drugs police, to ten-year prison sentence for drug crimes as part of a rare police corruption scandal in Finland.
The chemical elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 are officially named Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson.
2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash: A Tupolev Tu-154 jetliner of the Russian Defence Ministry crashes into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, Russia, while en route to Khmeimim Air Base, Syria. All 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir of the Russian Armed Forces, are killed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Black Beatles

Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane

🎵 No. 1 song

December 31, 2016 was a Saturday. Someone born on December 31, 2016 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 31, 2016 is 9 years old today and has lived about 3,596 days. People born in 2016 belong to Generation Alpha.

Also born on December 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jacques Cartier
1491 · Breton maritime explorer of North America
Andreas Vesalius
1514 · Flemish anatomist, physician and author
Isma'il Pasha
1830 · Khedive of Egypt from to
Henri Matisse
1869 · French artist
George Marshall
1880 · American army officer and statesman
Umm Kulthum
1898 · Egyptian singer and actress

Questions about December 31, 2016

What day of the week was December 31, 2016?: December 31, 2016 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on December 31, 2016?: Someone born on December 31, 2016 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 2016?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 2016 falls in the year of the Fire Monkey.
How old is someone born on December 31, 2016?: Someone born on December 31, 2016 is 9 years old today and has lived about 3,596 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2016?: People born in 2016 belong to Generation Alpha.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 31, 2016?: On December 31, 2016 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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