What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 28, 1955?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 28, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 28, 1955?

On January 28, 1955 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Friday

Born on January 28, 1955?

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📅 Weekday
Friday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Wood Goat
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
71 years

Famous people born on January 28, 1955

Nicolas Sarkozy

23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012

Amina Bazindre

Nigerien diplomat (* 1955)

Born the same week

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)

Grégoire M'Bida

January 27 · Cameroonian footballer

What happened that day

The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China.

Also that week

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.
The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England.
In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 28, 1955 was a Friday. Someone born on January 28, 1955 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 28, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,214 days. People born in 1955 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 28

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

José Martí
1853 · Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist
Arthur Rubinstein
1887 · Polish-American classical pianist
Jackson Pollock
1912 · American painter
Ismail Kadare
1936 · Albanian writer
Carlos Slim
1940 · Mexican business magnate and investor

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Questions about January 28, 1955

What day of the week was January 28, 1955?: January 28, 1955 was a Friday.
What star sign is someone born on January 28, 1955?: Someone born on January 28, 1955 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 28, 1955?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 28, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Goat.
How old is someone born on January 28, 1955?: Someone born on January 28, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,214 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 28, 1955?: On January 28, 1955 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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