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

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

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 17, 1942?

On December 17, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on December 17, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
83 years

Famous people born on December 17, 1942

Muhammadu Buhari

former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (1942–2025)

Soe Hok Gie

Indonesian activist (1942–1969)

Born the same week

Driss Bamous

December 15 · Moroccan footballer (1942-2015)

Milan Milutinović

December 19 · 2nd President of Serbia (1942–2023)

Jean-Claude Trichet

December 20 · French economist and central banker

Héctor Pulido

December 20 · Mexican footballer (1942–2022)

What happened that day

The Allies issue the Joint Declaration by Members of the United Nations (as the answer to Raczyński's Note), the first time they publicly acknowledge the Holocaust.

Also that week

WWII: Guadalcanal campaign – Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse: the United States and allied forces begin to attack Japanese positions near the Matanikau River.
WWII: First Arakan Campaign: Allied forces begin a counter-offensive into Burma. During the offensive, Japanese defenders occupying well-prepared positions repeatedly repulse the British and Indian forces.
WWII: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.
An avalanche in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, kills 26, including Vulcan Crucible Steel heir-apparent Samuel A. Stafford Sr., when two 100 ton boulders fall on a bus filled with wartime steelworkers on their way home.
An airplane carrying prominent Ustashe general Jure Francetić crashes. Francetić dies as a result of the injuries on December 27.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 17, 1942 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 17, 1942 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 17, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,639 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Humphry Davy
1778 · British chemist

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Questions about December 17, 1942

What day of the week was December 17, 1942?: December 17, 1942 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 17, 1942?: Someone born on December 17, 1942 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 17, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 17, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on December 17, 1942?: Someone born on December 17, 1942 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,639 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 17, 1942?: On December 17, 1942 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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