What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 20, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 20, 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 20, 1949?

On January 20, 1949 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on January 20, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Earth Rat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on January 20, 1949

Göran Persson

Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006

Ivan Stoyanov

Bulgarian footballer (1949-2017)

Siqin Gaowa

Chinese-born Swiss actress

Born the same week

Sandra Mason

January 17 · 1st president of Barbados

Dick Nanninga

January 17 · Dutch footballer (1949–2015)

Trương Tấn Sang

January 21 · former president of Vietnam

What happened 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.)
Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party.
The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA or COMECON) is established by the Soviet Union and other communist nations.
In the first Israeli elections, David Ben-Gurion becomes Prime Minister.
Australian citizenship comes into being.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 20, 1949 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 20, 1949 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 20, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,413 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

André-Marie Ampère
1775 · French physicist and mathematician
Federico Fellini
1920 · Italian filmmaker
David Lynch
1946 · American filmmaker

Questions about January 20, 1949

What day of the week was January 20, 1949?: January 20, 1949 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 20, 1949?: Someone born on January 20, 1949 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 20, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 20, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Rat.
How old is someone born on January 20, 1949?: Someone born on January 20, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,413 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 20, 1949?: On January 20, 1949 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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