What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 15, 1981?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 15, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 15, 1981?

On January 15, 1981 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on January 15, 1981?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Metal Monkey
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
45 years

Famous people born on January 15, 1981

El Hadji Diouf

Senegalese association football player

Krišjānis Rēdlihs

Latvian ice hockey player

Mike Poto

Zambian footballer

Born the same week

Luis Ernesto Pérez

January 12 · Mexican association football player and manager

Diogo Morgado

January 17 · Portuguese film and television actor and former model

Olivier Rochus

January 18 · Belgian tennis player

What happened that day

Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican.

Also that week

Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments.
Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis.
The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

(Just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 15, 1981 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 15, 1981 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 15, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,730 days. People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.

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, 1981

What day of the week was January 15, 1981?: January 15, 1981 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 15, 1981?: Someone born on January 15, 1981 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 15, 1981?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 15, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Monkey.
How old is someone born on January 15, 1981?: Someone born on January 15, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,730 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1981?: People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 15, 1981?: On January 15, 1981 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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