What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 20, 1947?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 20, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 20, 1947?

On February 20, 1947 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on February 20, 1947?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♓ Star sign
Pisces
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
79 years

Famous people born on February 20, 1947

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Princess Christina of the Netherlands

February 18 · Dutch princess (1947-2019)

Carlos Lopes

February 18 · Olympic runner

Rosalina Berazaín Iturralde

February 21 · Cuban botanist and university teacher

Valerii Pustovoitenko

February 23 · Ukrainian politician

Shakira Caine

February 23 · Guyanese-British model and actress

Peter Turang

February 23 · Indonesian catholic priest

What happened that day

An explosion at the O'Connor Electro-Plating Company in Los Angeles leaves 17 dead, 100 buildings damaged, and a crater in the ground.
The U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Hermes program V-2 rocket Blossom I is launched into space, carrying plant material and fruitflies, the first living things to enter space.

Also that week

Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", his Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America in New York City.
Cold War: The Voice of America begins to transmit radio broadcasts into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
The German state of Prussia is officially abolished, by the Allied Control Council.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 20, 1947 was a Thursday. Someone born on February 20, 1947 is a Pisces. Someone born on February 20, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 29,113 days. People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on February 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ludwig Boltzmann
1844 · Austrian physicist and philosopher
Louis Kahn
1901 · Estonian-American architect
Ansel Adams
1902 · American photographer and environmentalist
Sidney Poitier
1927 · Bahamian and American actor and diplomat

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Questions about February 20, 1947

What day of the week was February 20, 1947?: February 20, 1947 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on February 20, 1947?: Someone born on February 20, 1947 is a Pisces.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 20, 1947?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 20, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on February 20, 1947?: Someone born on February 20, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 29,113 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1947?: People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 20, 1947?: On February 20, 1947 the moon was a New Moon.

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