What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 18, 1966?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 18, 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 18, 1966?

On January 18, 1966 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on January 18, 1966?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Wood Snake
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
60 years

Famous people born on January 18, 1966

Alexander Khalifman

Russian chess player

José Antonio Kast

president of Chile since 2026

Born the same week

Kim Joo-sung

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Saud Al-Shuraim

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Juan Soler

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Stefan Edberg

January 19 · Swedish tennis player

What happened 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.
The Radio Caroline ship Mi Amigo runs aground on the beach at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, UK.
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.
Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro resigns due to a power struggle in his party.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Sound Of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 18, 1966 was a Tuesday. Someone born on January 18, 1966 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 18, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,206 days. People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.

Also born on January 18

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Cary Grant
1904 · British-American actor

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Questions about January 18, 1966

What day of the week was January 18, 1966?: January 18, 1966 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 18, 1966?: Someone born on January 18, 1966 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 18, 1966?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 18, 1966 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.
How old is someone born on January 18, 1966?: Someone born on January 18, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,206 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 18, 1966?: On January 18, 1966 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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