What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 23, 1946?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 23, 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 23, 1946?

On January 23, 1946 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on January 23, 1946?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
80 years

Famous people born on January 23, 1946

Boris Berezovsky

Russian oligarch, government official, engineer and mathematician (1946–2013)

Arnoldo Alemán

Nicaraguan lawyer, agricultural businessman and politician (born 1946); mayor of Managua (1990–1995), president of Nicaragua (1997–2002) and president of its National Assembly (2002)

Fernande Bochatay

alpine skier

Fadela Echebbi

Tunisian poet

What happened that week

Iran crisis of 1946: Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad, at the Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad. He is the new president; Haji Baba Sheikh is the prime minister.
The National Intelligence Authority, and its operational arm, the Central Intelligence Group, are established in the United States; these become part of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947.
Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France.
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 23, 1946 was a Wednesday. Someone born on January 23, 1946 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 23, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,506 days. People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Stendhal
1783 · French writer
Édouard Manet
1832 · French painter
David Hilbert
1862 · German mathematician
Subhas Chandra Bose
1897 · Indian nationalist leader
Django Reinhardt
1910 · Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician
Jeanne Moreau
1928 · French actress, singer, screenwriter and director

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Questions about January 23, 1946

What day of the week was January 23, 1946?: January 23, 1946 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 23, 1946?: Someone born on January 23, 1946 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 23, 1946?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 23, 1946 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on January 23, 1946?: Someone born on January 23, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,506 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 23, 1946?: On January 23, 1946 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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