What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1943?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1943 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1943?

On January 17, 1943 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Sunday

Born on January 17, 1943?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
83 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1943

José María Balcázar

Peruvian lawyer and politician, president of Peru (feb.-jul. 2026)

René Préval

Ex-President of Haiti (1943-2017)

Born the same week

Mariss Jansons

January 14 · Latvian conductor (1943–2019)

Ralph Steinman

January 14 · Canadian immunologist and cell biologist (1943–2011)

Ovidio G. Assonitis

January 18 · Egyptian show business executive, film producer, screenwriter, and film director

Janis Joplin

January 19 · American singer (1943–1970)

What happened that week

Iraq declares war on the Axis powers.
WWII: Soviet officials announce that the Red Army has broken the Wehrmacht's siege of Leningrad as part of Operation Iskra, opening a narrow land corridor to the city. Georgy Zhukov is promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union.
The first Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins: several day's engagements with the Germans limits the number of Jews deported at this time.
WWII: Guadalcanal campaign – Operation Ke: Japanese forces begin to withdraw from Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions.
WWII: Pan Am Flight 1104 – Pan American Airways Martin M-130 flying boat crashes about southwest of Ukiah, California. All 10 passengers and 9 crew aboard are killed, including Admiral Robert H. English (at this time COMSUBPAC).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1943 was a Sunday. Someone born on January 17, 1943 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1943 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,608 days. People born in 1943 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on January 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Sri Krishnadevaraya
1471 · Sri Rajadhiraja Raja Parameswara Mooru Rayara Ganda Yavana Rajya Pratisthapanacharya Andhra Bhoja Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana Sri Krishnadevaraya Vijayanagara emperor from to
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 · Spanish dramatist
Benjamin Franklin
1706 · American polymath and statesman
David Lloyd George
1863 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to
Al Capone
1899 · American gangster
Muhammad Ali
1942 · American boxer

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Questions about January 17, 1943

What day of the week was January 17, 1943?: January 17, 1943 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1943?: Someone born on January 17, 1943 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1943?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1943 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1943?: Someone born on January 17, 1943 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,608 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1943?: People born in 1943 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 17, 1943?: On January 17, 1943 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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