What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 20, 1962?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 20, 1962 falls in the year of the Water Tiger.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 20, 1962?

On October 20, 1962 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on October 20, 1962?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Water Tiger
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
64 years

Famous people born on October 20, 1962

Martin Šulík

Slovakian film director, screenwriter and actor

Marco Arana

Peruvian university teacher, politician and sociologist

Dave Wang

Taiwanese singer

Born the same week

Mike Judge

October 17 · American animator (born 1962)

Álvaro García Linera

October 19 · Bolivian politician and Former Vice President of Bolivia (2006–2019)

Christo van Rensburg

October 23 · South African tennis player

What happened that day

The Sino-Indian War, a border dispute involving two of the world's largest nations (India and the People's Republic of China), erupts into fighting.

Also that week

Cuban Missile Crisis: In a televised address, U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba and the U.S. naval blockade of the island.
John Vassall, a former clerical officer in British naval intelligence, is sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after admitting to passing secret material to the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis begins when U.S. President Kennedy is told of photographs (taken from U-2 flights) showing Soviet nuclear weapon installations being constructed on Cuba in the Caribbean. A stand-off ensues for 12 days between the United States and the Soviet Union, threatening the world with nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis: The first confrontation occurs between the U.S. Navy and a Soviet cargo vessel; the vessel changes course.
Spiegel affair: German police occupy the offices of Der Spiegel in Hamburg.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Monster Mash

Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 20, 1962 was a Saturday. Someone born on October 20, 1962 is a Libra. Someone born on October 20, 1962 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,392 days. People born in 1962 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 20

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Christopher Wren
1632 · English architect
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 · French poet
John Dewey
1859 · American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
Don Stephen Senanayake
1884 · Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
James Chadwick
1891 · English physicist , who discovered the neutron in
Jomo Kenyatta
1893 · first Prime Minister and President of self-governing Kenya

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Questions about October 20, 1962

What day of the week was October 20, 1962?: October 20, 1962 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on October 20, 1962?: Someone born on October 20, 1962 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 20, 1962?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 20, 1962 falls in the year of the Water Tiger.
How old is someone born on October 20, 1962?: Someone born on October 20, 1962 is 64 years old today and has lived about 23,392 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1962?: People born in 1962 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 20, 1962?: On October 20, 1962 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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