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

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

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 17, 1944?

On August 17, 1944 the moon was a New Moon.

A Thursday

Born on August 17, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on August 17, 1944

Larry Ellison

American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)

Rexhep Meidani

Albanian politician

Born the same week

Sylvie Vartan

August 15 · French singer, chansonnier, and actress (born 1944)

Helena Rojo

August 18 · Mexican actress (1944–2024)

Mordechai Spiegler

August 19 · Israeli footballer and manager

Rajiv Gandhi

August 20 · Prime Minister of India (1984-1989)

What happened that week

WWII: American submarine sinks Teia Maru, Eishin Maru, Teiyu Maruqq and aircraft carrier from Japanese convoy HI71, in one of the most effective American "wolfpack" attacks of the war.
WWII: Operation Dragoon lands Allies in southern France. The U.S. 45th Infantry Division participates in its fourth assault landing at Sainte-Maxime, spearheading the drive for the Belfort Gap.
WWII:
American submarine torpedoes Japanese landing craft depot ship ; more than 4,400 Japanese servicemen drown.
Liberation of Paris starts with resistance forces staging an insurrection against the German occupiers.
WWII:

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1944 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 17, 1944 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,030 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on August 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Pierre de Fermat
1601 · French mathematician and lawyer
John III Sobieski
1629 · King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Menilek II
1844 · Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa
Samuel Goldwyn
1882 · Polish-American film producer
Marcus Garvey
1887 · Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur
Mae West
1893 · American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer
Jiang Zemin
1926 · former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
V. S. Naipaul
1932 · Trinidadian-British writer
Robert De Niro
1943 · American actor (born )

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Questions about August 17, 1944

What day of the week was August 17, 1944?: August 17, 1944 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1944?: Someone born on August 17, 1944 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1944?: Someone born on August 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,030 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 17, 1944?: On August 17, 1944 the moon was a New Moon.

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