What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 8, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 8, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 8, 1944?

On February 8, 1944 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Tuesday

Born on February 8, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on February 8, 1944

Sebastião Salgado

Brazilian photographer (1944–2025)

Leonid Mykytenko

Ukrainian Soviet athlete (1944-2019)

Jiří Zídek Sr.

Czech basketball player and basketball coach (1944–2022)

Born the same week

Witi Ihimaera

February 7 · New Zealand writer

Alice Walker

February 9 · American author and activist (born 1944)

Manuela Carmena

February 9 · Spanish judge and politician, mayor of Madrid

What happened that day

WWII:
2,765 drown when American submarine torpedoes Japanese troop transport Lima Maru.
2,670 drown when British submarine torpedoes German-captured carrying Italian prisoners of war.

Also that week

WWII: At Anzio, German forces launch a counteroffensive.
WWII: United States 4th Marine Division with the help of the 7th Infantry Division capture the Marshall Islands.
The first issue of Human Events is published in Washington, D.C.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 8, 1944 was a Tuesday. Someone born on February 8, 1944 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 8, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,221 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on February 8

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Daniel Bernoulli
1700 · Swiss mathematician and physicist
Jules Verne
1828 · French writer
Tunku Abdul Rahman
1903 · first Prime Minister of Malaysia
John Williams
1932 · American composer and conductor (born )

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Questions about February 8, 1944

What day of the week was February 8, 1944?: February 8, 1944 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on February 8, 1944?: Someone born on February 8, 1944 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 8, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 8, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on February 8, 1944?: Someone born on February 8, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,221 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 8, 1944?: On February 8, 1944 the moon was a Full Moon.

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