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8th November 1996

• You were born on a Friday.
• You were born in a leap year.
• Your star sign is Scorpio.
• Your birthstone is Yellow Topaz or Citrine.
• Your birth flower is Chrysanthemum.
• The season was Autumn.
• You were born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
• The US President was Bill Clinton (Democratic).
• The UK Prime Minister was John Major (Conservative).