What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 23, 1955?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 23, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Horse.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 23, 1955?

On January 23, 1955 the moon was a New Moon.

A Sunday

Born on January 23, 1955?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Wood Horse
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
71 years

Famous people born on January 23, 1955

Raymond Ndong Sima

Gabonese politician

Mait Klaassen

Estonian politician and veterinary scientist (born 1955)

Born the same week

Ladislav Vízek

January 22 · Czech footballer

Lucía Méndez

January 26 · Mexican actress and singer

Eddie Van Halen

January 26 · Dutch-American rock guitarist (1955–2020)

Björn Andrésen

January 26 · Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025)

What happened that day

The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England.

Also that week

In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons.
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941.
20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China.
, the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 23, 1955 was a Sunday. Someone born on January 23, 1955 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 23, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,219 days. People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Stendhal
1783 · French writer
Édouard Manet
1832 · French painter
David Hilbert
1862 · German mathematician
Subhas Chandra Bose
1897 · Indian nationalist leader
Django Reinhardt
1910 · Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician
Jeanne Moreau
1928 · French actress, singer, screenwriter and director

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Questions about January 23, 1955

What day of the week was January 23, 1955?: January 23, 1955 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on January 23, 1955?: Someone born on January 23, 1955 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 23, 1955?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 23, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Horse.
How old is someone born on January 23, 1955?: Someone born on January 23, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,219 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1955?: People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 23, 1955?: On January 23, 1955 the moon was a New Moon.

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