What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1964?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1964 falls in the year of the Wood Dragon.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 1, 1964?

On October 1, 1964 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on October 1, 1964?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Wood Dragon
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
62 years

Famous people born on October 1, 1964

Cristina Rivera Garza

Mexican writer and professor

Zeki Demirkubuz

Turkish film director and producer (born 1964)

John Sheridan

Irish footballer and manager

Abdullah Ali Sultan

Emirati footballer

Irene Tarimo

Tanzanian scientist, biologist and educator (* 1964)

Alejandro Puerto

Olympic wrestler

What happened that day

Three thousand student activists at the University of California, Berkeley, surround and block a police car from taking a CORE volunteer arrested for not showing his ID, when he violated a ban on outdoor activist card tables. This protest eventually explodes into the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.
The Shinkansen high-speed rail system, the world's first such system, is inaugurated in Japan, for the first sector between Tokyo and Osaka.

Also that week

Twenty-three men and thirty-one women escape to West Berlin through a narrow tunnel under the Berlin Wall.
Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh begin an 8-day visit to Canada.
The Mozambican War of Independence is launched by FRELIMO.
The Warren Commission, the first official investigation of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, submits its written report.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Oh, Pretty Woman

Roy Orbison And The Candy Men

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 1, 1964 was a Thursday. Someone born on October 1, 1964 is a Libra. Someone born on October 1, 1964 is 62 years old today and has lived about 22,680 days. People born in 1964 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on October 1

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

El Greco
1541 · Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect
Vladimir Horowitz
1903 · Russian/Ukrainian and American pianist
Chen-ning Yang
1922 · Chinese physicist
Julie Andrews
1935 · British actress, singer and author (born )

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Questions about October 1, 1964

What day of the week was October 1, 1964?: October 1, 1964 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on October 1, 1964?: Someone born on October 1, 1964 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 1, 1964?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 1, 1964 falls in the year of the Wood Dragon.
How old is someone born on October 1, 1964?: Someone born on October 1, 1964 is 62 years old today and has lived about 22,680 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1964?: People born in 1964 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 1, 1964?: On October 1, 1964 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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