What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 1, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 1, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 1, 1945?

On August 1, 1945 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Wednesday

Born on August 1, 1945?

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

Famous people born on August 1, 1945

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

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

Germano Almeida

July 31 · Cape Verdean writer and lawyer

George Saitoti

August 3 · Kenyan politician (1945-2012)

Tom Marsters

August 4 · New Zealand politician

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

August 1, 1945 was a Wednesday. Someone born on August 1, 1945 is a Leo. Someone born on August 1, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,681 days. People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
1744 · French naturalist
Herman Melville
1819 · American writer and poet
Pierre Bourdieu
1930 · French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
Yves Saint Laurent
1936 · French fashion designer

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Questions about August 1, 1945

What day of the week was August 1, 1945?: August 1, 1945 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on August 1, 1945?: Someone born on August 1, 1945 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 1, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 1, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on August 1, 1945?: Someone born on August 1, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,681 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 1, 1945?: On August 1, 1945 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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