What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 16, 1946?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 16, 1946 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 16, 1946?

On January 16, 1946 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Wednesday

Born on January 16, 1946?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
80 years

Famous people born on January 16, 1946

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

Monica Aspelund

Finnish singer

Jeanette Kawas

Environmental activist (1946-1995)

Born the same week

José Lai

January 14 · Roman Catholic bishop

Joseph Deiss

January 18 · Swiss economist, member of the Swiss Federal Council

Dolly Parton

January 19 · American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)

What happened that day

Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the French provisional government.

Also that week

The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westminster in London.
The Bell XS-1 is test flown for the first time (unpowered), with Bell's chief test pilot Jack Woolams at the controls.
General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo, to try Japanese war criminals.
Expulsion of Germans of Hungary begins from Wudersch.
Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 16, 1946 was a Wednesday. Someone born on January 16, 1946 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 16, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,513 days. People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Bayinnaung
1516 · King of Burma

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Questions about January 16, 1946

What day of the week was January 16, 1946?: January 16, 1946 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 16, 1946?: Someone born on January 16, 1946 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 16, 1946?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 16, 1946 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on January 16, 1946?: Someone born on January 16, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,513 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1946?: People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 16, 1946?: On January 16, 1946 the moon was a Full Moon.

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