What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 17, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 17, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 17, 1942?

On February 17, 1942 the moon was a New Moon.

A Tuesday

Born on February 17, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on February 17, 1942

Iolu Abil

7th president of Vanuatu

Alexandre Baptista

Portuguese footballer (1942–2024)

Luis Alva Castro

Peruvian economist and politician

Born the same week

Ricardo Rodríguez de la Vega

February 14 · Mexican racing driver

Pertti Purhonen

February 14 · Finnish boxer (1942–2011)

Phil Esposito

February 20 · Canadian ice hockey player

What happened that week

WWII: Bangka Island Massacre: Japanese soldiers machine-gun 22 Australian Army nurses and 60 Australian and British soldiers and crew who have survived the sinking of SS Vyner Brooke.
WWII:
Japanese occupation of Singapore: Sook Ching – Japanese forces begin the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans.
More than 200 American sailors die in Newfoundland when runs aground near Chambers Cove and runs aground at Lawn Point.
WWII: Fall of Singapore: Commonwealth forces under General Arthur Percival surrender to the Japanese 25th Army. About 80,000 British, Indian, Australian, and local troops become prisoners of war, joining the 50,000 soldiers taken in the Malayan campaign.
WWII:

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 17, 1942 was a Tuesday. Someone born on February 17, 1942 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 17, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,942 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on February 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Andrew Barton Paterson
1864 · Australian journalist, author and poet
Ronald Fisher
1890 · British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist
Michael Jordan
1963 · American basketball player and businessman (born )

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Questions about February 17, 1942

What day of the week was February 17, 1942?: February 17, 1942 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on February 17, 1942?: Someone born on February 17, 1942 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 17, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 17, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on February 17, 1942?: Someone born on February 17, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,942 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 17, 1942?: On February 17, 1942 the moon was a New Moon.

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