What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1946?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1946 falls in the year of the Fire Dog.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 1, 1946?

On October 1, 1946 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on October 1, 1946?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐕 Chinese zodiac
Fire Dog
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
80 years

Famous people born on October 1, 1946

Jean-Noël Diouf

Senegalese catholic priest

Born the same week

Amparo Ochoa

September 29 · Mexican singer

Jeff Wall

September 29 · Canadian photographer (born 1946)

Jochen Mass

September 30 · German racecar driver (1946–2025)

Taha Basry

October 2 · Egyptian association football player (1946–2014)

Sonthi Boonyaratglin

October 2 · Thai military leader and politician

What happened that day

Mensa, an international organization for people with a high intelligence quotient (IQ), is founded by Roland Berrill, an Australian-born lawyer, and Lancelot Ware, an English biochemist and lawyer, in Oxford.

Also that week

Communists establish power in Bulgaria.
1946 Australian federal election: Ben Chifley's Labor government is re-elected with a reduced majority, defeating the Liberal/Country Coalition led by former Prime Minister Robert Menzies. This is the first occasion where a Labor government successfully wins two elections in a row on a federal level, albeit with a swing against them; among the casualties are former Prime Minister Frank Forde. This is also the first election contested by the newly formed Liberal Party, which had replaced the United Australia Party as the main centre-right political party in Australia.
George II of Greece returns to Athens from exile in England.
Sweden's Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson dies in office of a heart attack.
Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong, by American Roy Farrell and Australian Sydney de Kantzow.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 1, 1946 was a Tuesday. Someone born on October 1, 1946 is a Libra. Someone born on October 1, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,254 days. People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

El Greco
1541 · Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect
Vladimir Horowitz
1903 · Russian/Ukrainian and American pianist
Chen-ning Yang
1922 · Chinese physicist
Julie Andrews
1935 · British actress, singer and author (born )

Questions about October 1, 1946

What day of the week was October 1, 1946?: October 1, 1946 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 1, 1946?: Someone born on October 1, 1946 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1946?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1946 falls in the year of the Fire Dog.
How old is someone born on October 1, 1946?: Someone born on October 1, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,254 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1946?: People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 1, 1946?: On October 1, 1946 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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