What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 23, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 23, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 23, 1949?

On February 23, 1949 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on February 23, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♓ Star sign
Pisces
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on February 23, 1949

Marc Garneau

Canadian astronaut and politician (1949–2025)

César Aira

Argentine writer and translator

Born the same week

Ivana Trump

February 20 · Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022)

Ronnie Hellström

February 21 · Swedish association football goalkeeper (1949–2022)

Niki Lauda

February 22 · Austrian former Formula 1 driver (1949–2019)

Amin Maalouf

February 25 · Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances

What happened that week

The Revolutionary Communist Party of India stages attacks at Dum Dum.
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first president of Israel.
Indonesia seizes Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II (under Captain James Gallagher) lands in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight (it was refueled in flight 4 times).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 23, 1949 was a Wednesday. Someone born on February 23, 1949 is a Pisces. Someone born on February 23, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,379 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on February 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Christopher Marlowe
1564 · English dramatist, poet and translator
George Frideric Handel
1685 · German-British Baroque composer
W. E. B. Du Bois
1868 · American sociologist and activist

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Questions about February 23, 1949

What day of the week was February 23, 1949?: February 23, 1949 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on February 23, 1949?: Someone born on February 23, 1949 is a Pisces.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 23, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 23, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on February 23, 1949?: Someone born on February 23, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,379 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 23, 1949?: On February 23, 1949 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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