What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 31, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 31, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 31, 1945?

On July 31, 1945 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Tuesday

Born on July 31, 1945?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on July 31, 1945

Germano Almeida

Cape Verdean writer and lawyer

Born the same week

Aldo Poy

July 28 · Argentine footballer

Mircea Lucescu

July 29 · Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)

Kwassi Klutse

July 29 · Togolese politician (1945–2024)

Patrick Modiano

July 30 · French writer

George Saitoti

August 3 · Kenyan politician (1945-2012)

What happened that week

WWII: Heavy cruiser is hit and sunk by torpedoes from the in the Philippine Sea. Some 900 survivors jump into the sea and are adrift for up to four days. Nearly 600 die before help arrives. Captain Charles B. McVay III of the cruiser is later court-martialed and convicted; in 2000, he is posthumously exonerated.
The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched in the United Kingdom, aimed at mainstream light entertainment and music.
WWII:
Bombing of Aomori – The Japanese city of Aomori is firebombed by 63 USAAF B-29 heavy bombers, killing 1,767 civilians and destroying 18,045 homes.
Japan ambiguously rejects the Potsdam Declaration.
1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash: A North American B-25 Mitchell crashes into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 31, 1945 was a Tuesday. Someone born on July 31, 1945 is a Leo. Someone born on July 31, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,682 days. People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on July 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Friedrich Wöhler
1800 · German chemist
Helena Blavatsky
1831 · Russian occult writer
Premchand
1880 · Indian writer of Hindi and Urdu fiction ; pioneer of social realism in Hindustani literature
Milton Friedman
1912 · American economist and statistician
Louis de Funès
1914 · French actor and comedian

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Questions about July 31, 1945

What day of the week was July 31, 1945?: July 31, 1945 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on July 31, 1945?: Someone born on July 31, 1945 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 31, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 31, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on July 31, 1945?: Someone born on July 31, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,682 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 31, 1945?: On July 31, 1945 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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