What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 21, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 21, 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 21, 1949?

On October 21, 1949 the moon was a New Moon.

A Friday

Born on October 21, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on October 21, 1949

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

Manuel Marín

Spanish politician (1949–2017)

Carlos Veiga

Cape Verdean politician

Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen

Norwegian politician

What happened that week

China People's Insurance Corporation, as predecessor of China Life was founded.
The cornerstone of the Headquarters of the United Nations on Manhattan is laid.
Chinese communist troops take Guangzhou.
Greek Civil War ends with a communist surrender.
Battle of Kuningtou: Chinese communist troops fail to take Quemoy; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.
1949 Air France Lockheed Constellation crash: An Air France flight from Paris to New York crashes in the Azores on São Miguel Island, killing all aboard. Among the victims are violinist Ginette Neveu, and French boxer Marcel Cerdan.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 21, 1949 was a Friday. Someone born on October 21, 1949 is a Libra. Someone born on October 21, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,139 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
1772 · English poet, literary critic and philosopher
Alfred Nobel
1833 · Swedish chemist and inventor
Celia Cruz
1925 · Cuban singer
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 · American fantasy and science fiction author

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Questions about October 21, 1949

What day of the week was October 21, 1949?: October 21, 1949 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on October 21, 1949?: Someone born on October 21, 1949 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 21, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 21, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on October 21, 1949?: Someone born on October 21, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,139 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 21, 1949?: On October 21, 1949 the moon was a New Moon.

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