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

In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1943 falls in the year of the Water Goat.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 17, 1943?

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

A Monday

Born on May 17, 1943?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Water Goat
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
83 years

Famous people born on May 17, 1943

Sirajuddin I of Perlis

raja of Perlis

Mangala Narlikar

Indian mathematician

Johnny Warren

Australian soccer player (1943-2004)

Marilù Tolo

Italian actress

Joanna Bruzdowicz

Polish composer (1943–2021)

Rachamim Talbi

Israeli footballer

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Valentina Kamenyok-Vinogradova

Olympic volleyball player

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Alexander Lenkov

Soviet and Russian actor (1943–2014)

What happened that day

WWII:
The United States Army contracts with the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School to develop the computer ENIAC.
The Memphis Belle's crew becomes the first aircrew in the 8th Air Force to complete its 25-mission tour of duty. The aircraft and crew are the first to return to the U.S. intact for a War Bond drive.

Also that week

17 – WWII: Operation Chastise (the 'Dambuster Raid') takes place: No. 617 Squadron RAF use bouncing bombs to breach German dams in the Ruhr Valley.
Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends. 13,000 Jews have been killed in the ghetto and almost all the remaining 50,000 residents are deported to Majdanek and Treblinka extermination camps.
Operation Schwarz: Axis forces begin a joint offensive, with the aim of destroying the Yugoslav Partisans, in south-eastern Bosnia. During the offensive, some 7,500 partisans are killed or wounded.

Famous people born on May 17, 1943

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

May 17, 1943 was a Monday. Someone born on May 17, 1943 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 17, 1943 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,487 days. People born in 1943 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Edward Jenner
1749 · English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination

Questions about May 17, 1943

What day of the week was May 17, 1943?: May 17, 1943 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 17, 1943?: Someone born on May 17, 1943 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1943?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1943 falls in the year of the Water Goat.
How old is someone born on May 17, 1943?: Someone born on May 17, 1943 is 83 years old today and has lived about 30,487 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1943?: People born in 1943 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 17, 1943?: On May 17, 1943 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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