A Wednesday
Born on October 1, 1947?
Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.
📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
79 years
Famous people born on October 1, 1947
Aaron Ciechanover
Israeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate
Mariska Veres
Dutch musician (1947–2006)
Lee Boon Yang
Singaporean politician
Born the same week
What happened that day
🎵 No. 1 song
October 1, 1947 was a Wednesday. Someone born on October 1, 1947 is a Libra. Someone born on October 1, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,889 days. People born in 1947 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, 1947
- What day of the week was October 1, 1947?
- October 1, 1947 was a Wednesday.
- What star sign is someone born on October 1, 1947?
- Someone born on October 1, 1947 is a Libra.
- What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1947?
- In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
- How old is someone born on October 1, 1947?
- Someone born on October 1, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,889 days.
- Which generation is someone born in 1947?
- People born in 1947 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, 1947?
- On October 1, 1947 the moon was a Full Moon.
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