What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1944 falls in the year of the Water Goat.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1944?

On January 17, 1944 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Monday

Born on January 17, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Water Goat
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1944

Françoise Hardy

French singer (1944–2024)

Jan Guillou

Swedish author and journalist

Mahieddine Khalef

Algerian footballer (1944–2024)

Born the same week

Dieter Moebius

January 16 · Swiss musician (1944-2015)

Alexander Van der Bellen

January 18 · President of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)

Paul Keating

January 18 · Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia

What happened that day

WWII: The Battle of Korsun–Cherkassy begins in the Soviet Ukraine.

Also that week

WWII: The 27th Polish Home Army Infantry Division is re-created, marking the start of Operation Tempest by the Polish Home Army, a resistance force.
1944 San Juan earthquake: An earthquake hits San Juan, Argentina, killing an estimated 10,000 people, in the worst natural disaster in Argentina's history.
The Battle of Monte Cassino begins in Italy. British forces cross the Garigliano River. U.S. Fifth Army troops, commanded by Lieutenant-General Mark W. Clark, arrive at the Garigliano, to begin their attack against the Gustav Line south of Rome. The French Expeditionary Corps, under command of General Alphonse Juin, moves into the mountains north of Monte Cassino.
The Soviet Union ceases production of the Mosin–Nagant 1891/30 sniper rifle.
WWII: Soviet troops start the offensive at Leningrad and Novgorod.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1944 was a Monday. Someone born on January 17, 1944 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,243 days. People born in 1944 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

Questions about January 17, 1944

What day of the week was January 17, 1944?: January 17, 1944 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1944?: Someone born on January 17, 1944 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1944 falls in the year of the Water Goat.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1944?: Someone born on January 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,243 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 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, 1944?: On January 17, 1944 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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