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

In the Chinese zodiac, February 17, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 17, 1944?

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

A Thursday

Born on February 17, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on February 17, 1944

Idriz Hošić

Yugoslav association football player (1944-)

Born the same week

Alan Parker

February 14 · British filmmaker (1944–2020)

Ronnie Peterson

February 14 · Swedish racing driver (1944-1978)

Aleksandr Serebrov

February 15 · Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1944–2013)

Dzhokhar Dudayev

February 15 · Soviet general, Chechen leader (1944-1996)

Willem van Hanegem

February 20 · Dutch footballer

What happened that day

WWII: Pacific War – The Battle of Eniwetok begins when U.S. forces invade the atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Also that week

WWII: British light cruiser is torpedoed and sunk by U-410 in the Mediterranean; 418 of her crew, including the captain, go down with the ship.
WWII: Battle of Monte Cassino – The monastery atop Monte Cassino is destroyed by Allied bombing.
WWII: An anti-Japanese revolt breaks out on Java.
WWII:
The "Big Week" begins, with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

February 17, 1944 was a Thursday. Someone born on February 17, 1944 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,212 days. People born in 1944 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, 1944

What day of the week was February 17, 1944?: February 17, 1944 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on February 17, 1944?: Someone born on February 17, 1944 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 17, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 17, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on February 17, 1944?: Someone born on February 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,212 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 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, 1944?: On February 17, 1944 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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