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

In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 16, 1949?

On October 16, 1949 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on October 16, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on October 16, 1949

Isa Habibbayli

Ph.D. in philology, professor

Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir

Icelandic politician

Born the same week

Patrick Nève

October 13 · Belgian racing driver

Nana Alexandria

October 13 · Georgian chess player

Owen Arthur

October 17 · Barbadian politician (1949-2020)

Om Puri

October 18 · Indian actor (1949–2017)

What happened that day

Greek Civil War ends with a communist surrender.

Also that week

Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou.
The Foley Square trial of Eugene Dennis and ten other leaders of the Communist Party USA ends in New York City (the longest trial in U.S. history to this date); all defendants are found guilty and all but one sentenced to five years of prison.
Severe flooding hits Guatemala.
China People's Insurance Corporation, as predecessor of China Life was founded.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 16, 1949 was a Sunday. Someone born on October 16, 1949 is a Libra. Someone born on October 16, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,144 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 16

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Noah Webster
1758 · American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
Itō Hirobumi
1841 · 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan
Oscar Wilde
1854 · Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete
David Ben-Gurion
1886 · Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel - (born1886– )
Michael Collins
1890 · Irish revolutionary and politician

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Questions about October 16, 1949

What day of the week was October 16, 1949?: October 16, 1949 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on October 16, 1949?: Someone born on October 16, 1949 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 16, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 16, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on October 16, 1949?: Someone born on October 16, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,144 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 16, 1949?: On October 16, 1949 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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