What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 16, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 16, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 16, 1949?

On January 16, 1949 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Sunday

Born on January 16, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on January 16, 1949

Amama Mbabazi

Ugandan politician

Alfonso Pérez

boxer

Born the same week

Rakesh Sharma

January 13 · First Indian astronaut

Sebastián Alarcón

January 14 · Film director, screenwriter (1949-2019)

Sandra Mason

January 17 · 1st president of Barbados

Dick Nanninga

January 17 · Dutch footballer (1949–2015)

What happened that day

Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party.

Also that week

The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff the car has no future in the U.S. (The Type 1 goes on to become an automotive phenomenon.)
The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 16, 1949 was a Sunday. Someone born on January 16, 1949 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 16, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,417 days. People born in 1949 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, 1949

What day of the week was January 16, 1949?: January 16, 1949 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on January 16, 1949?: Someone born on January 16, 1949 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 16, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 16, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on January 16, 1949?: Someone born on January 16, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,417 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 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, 1949?: On January 16, 1949 the moon was a Full Moon.

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