What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 24, 1962?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 24, 1962 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 24, 1962?

On January 24, 1962 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Wednesday

Born on January 24, 1962?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Metal Ox
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
64 years

Famous people born on January 24, 1962

Tarek Soliman

Egyptian footballer

Fahad Khamees

Emirati footballer

Born the same week

Marie Trintignant

January 21 · French actress (1962–2003)

Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu

January 22 · Sultan of Terengganu

Elvira Lindo

January 23 · Spanish writer

Osama Orabi

January 25 · Egyptian footballer

What happened that day

The Organisation armée secrète (OAS, a right-wing paramilitary organization opposed to Algerian independence) bombs the French Foreign Ministry.

Also that week

The Organization of American States suspends Cuba's membership; the suspension is lifted in 2009 (47 years later).
U.S. spacecraft Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon; it later misses the Moon by .
The Soviet government changes all place names honoring Molotov, Kaganovich and Georgy Malenkov.
A counter-coup occurs in the Dominican Republic; the old government returns, except for the new president Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly.
Two of the high-wire "Flying Wallendas" are killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 24, 1962 was a Wednesday. Someone born on January 24, 1962 is a Aquarius. Someone born on January 24, 1962 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,661 days. People born in 1962 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on January 24

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Frederick II of Prussia
1712 · King of Prussia from to
Edith Wharton
1862 · American writer and designer

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Questions about January 24, 1962

What day of the week was January 24, 1962?: January 24, 1962 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 24, 1962?: Someone born on January 24, 1962 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 24, 1962?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 24, 1962 falls in the year of the Metal Ox.
How old is someone born on January 24, 1962?: Someone born on January 24, 1962 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,661 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1962?: People born in 1962 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 24, 1962?: On January 24, 1962 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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