What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 19, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 19, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 19, 1945?

On January 19, 1945 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Friday

Born on January 19, 1945?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on January 19, 1945

Vadim Abdrashitov

Russian film director (1945–2023)

Santiago Cortéz

Salvadoran footballer (1945-2011)

Dragan Holcer

Yugoslav footballer (1945–2015)

Manassa Danioko

Malian lawyer

What happened that day

The Holocaust: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto; only 877 Jews of the initial population of 164,000 remain at this time.

Also that week

The Holocaust: The SS begins the evacuation of Auschwitz concentration camp. Nearly 60,000 prisoners, mostly Jews, are forced to march to other locations in Germany; as many as 15,000 die. The 7,000 too sick to move are left without supplies being distributed.
Germany begins the Evacuation of East Prussia.
WWII: The Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Poland.
The Holocaust: Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who has saved thousands of Jews, is taken into custody by a Soviet patrol during the Siege of Budapest and is never again seen publicly.
22 (night) – At the Grünhagen railroad station, located in East Prussia at this date, two trains, heading for Elbing, collide. At dawn the station is reached by Soviet Army infantry and tanks which destroy the station, killing between 140 and 150 people.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 19, 1945 was a Friday. Someone born on January 19, 1945 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 19, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,875 days. People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on January 19

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

James Watt
1736 · British engineer
Auguste Comte
1798 · French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 · American writer and literary critic
Paul Cézanne
1839 · French painter
Janis Joplin
1943 · American singer
Dolly Parton
1946 · American singer-songwriter

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Questions about January 19, 1945

What day of the week was January 19, 1945?: January 19, 1945 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 19, 1945?: Someone born on January 19, 1945 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 19, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 19, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on January 19, 1945?: Someone born on January 19, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,875 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 19, 1945?: On January 19, 1945 the moon was a First Quarter.

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