What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 5, 1961?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 5, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 5, 1961?

On January 5, 1961 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on January 5, 1961?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐀 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
65 years

Famous people born on January 5, 1961

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Aram Sargsyan

January 2 · Armenian political figure (born 1961)

Vladimir Potanin

January 3 · Russian billionaire

Susanne Riess

January 3 · Austrian politician

Álvaro Magalhães

January 3 · Portuguese footballer

Graham McTavish

January 4 · Scottish actor

Oh Se-hoon

January 4 · South Korean politician

What happened that day

After the 1960 military coup, General Cemal Gürsel forms the new government of Turkey (25th government).

Also that week

United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Following a four-day conference in Casablanca, five African chiefs of state announce plans for a NATO-type African organization to ensure common defense. The Charter of Casablanca involves the Casablanca Group: Morocco, the United Arab Republic, Ghana, Guinea, and Mali.
In France, a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies on independence for Algeria.
Monetary reform in the Soviet Union.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Wonderland By Night

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 5, 1961 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 5, 1961 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 5, 1961 is 65 years old today and has lived about 24,045 days. People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 5

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jacob Bernoulli
1655 · Swiss mathematician
Constantine Stanislavsky
1863 · Russian actor and theatre director
Konrad Adenauer
1876 · German politician, Chancellor of West Germany , Zentrum and CDU
Paramahansa Yogananda
1893 · Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship
Umberto Eco
1932 · Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
Juan Carlos I of Spain
1938 · King of Spain from to
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
1938 · Kenyan writer
Hayao Miyazaki
1941 · Japanese animator, filmmaker, and mangaka (born )

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Questions about January 5, 1961

What day of the week was January 5, 1961?: January 5, 1961 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 5, 1961?: Someone born on January 5, 1961 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 5, 1961?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 5, 1961 falls in the year of the Metal Rat.
How old is someone born on January 5, 1961?: Someone born on January 5, 1961 is 65 years old today and has lived about 24,045 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1961?: People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 5, 1961?: On January 5, 1961 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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