What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 31, 1953?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 31, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 31, 1953?

On January 31, 1953 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Saturday

Born on January 31, 1953?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Water Dragon
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
73 years

Famous people born on January 31, 1953

Sergei Ivanov

Russian senior official and politician (1953–2026)

Sayan Sanya

Thai singer (1953-2013)

Álvaro Pierri

Uruguayan musician

Born the same week

Teresa Teng

January 29 · Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)

Laurentino Cortizo

January 30 · Panamanian politician (born 1953)

Periko Alonso

February 1 · Spanish footballer

What happened that day

February 1 – The North Sea flood of 1953 kills 1,836 people in the southwestern Netherlands (especially Zeeland), 307 in the United Kingdom, and several hundred at sea, including 133 on the ferry in the Irish Sea.

Also that week

The surge of the North Sea flood continues from the previous day.
Batepá massacre: Hundreds of native creoles, known as forros, are massacred in São Tomé, by the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners.
Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son).
Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be collectivized in East Germany.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 31, 1953 was a Saturday. Someone born on January 31, 1953 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 31, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,941 days. People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Tokugawa Ieyasu
1543 · founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
Franz Schubert
1797 · Austrian composer
Irving Langmuir
1881 · American chemist and physicist
Jackie Robinson
1919 · American baseball player
Kenzaburō Ōe
1935 · Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate
Philip Glass
1937 · American composer (born )

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Questions about January 31, 1953

What day of the week was January 31, 1953?: January 31, 1953 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on January 31, 1953?: Someone born on January 31, 1953 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 31, 1953?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 31, 1953 falls in the year of the Water Dragon.
How old is someone born on January 31, 1953?: Someone born on January 31, 1953 is 73 years old today and has lived about 26,941 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1953?: People born in 1953 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 31, 1953?: On January 31, 1953 the moon was a Full Moon.

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