What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 15, 1966?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 15, 1966 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 15, 1966?

On January 15, 1966 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on January 15, 1966?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Wood Snake
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
60 years

Famous people born on January 15, 1966

Rommel Fernández

Panamian footballer (1966-1993)

Mohammed Takala

Libyan politician

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Marco Hietala

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Kim Joo-sung

January 17 · South Korean footballer

Alexander Khalifman

January 18 · Russian chess player

José Antonio Kast

January 18 · president of Chile since 2026

What happened that day

1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.

Also that week

The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the military, led by Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, leaving a military government in power and beginning a long period of military rule.
1966 Palomares B-52 crash: A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares, and one into the sea. Carl Brashear, the first African-American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident during the recovery of the latter, which results in the amputation of his leg.
Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India; she is sworn in on January 24.
Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

We Can Work It Out

The Beatles

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 15, 1966 was a Saturday. Someone born on January 15, 1966 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 15, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,209 days. People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Shah Jahan
1592 · the fifth Mughal Emperor from to
Molière
1622 · French playwright and actor
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 · French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist
Ibn Saud
1876 · King of Saudi Arabia from to
Edward Teller
1908 · Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 · President of Egypt from to
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 · American Baptist minister and civil rights leader

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Questions about January 15, 1966

What day of the week was January 15, 1966?: January 15, 1966 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on January 15, 1966?: Someone born on January 15, 1966 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 15, 1966?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 15, 1966 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.
How old is someone born on January 15, 1966?: Someone born on January 15, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,209 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1966?: People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 15, 1966?: On January 15, 1966 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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