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

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

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 17, 1944?

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

A Tuesday

Born on October 17, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♎ Star sign
Libra
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on October 17, 1944

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Udo Kier

October 14 · German actor (1944–2025)

David Trimble

October 15 · First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002

Haim Saban

October 15 · Israeli–American media proprietor, investor

Sali Berisha

October 15 · Albanian politician

Peter Tosh

October 19 · Jamaican reggae singer and musician (1944–1987)

Raoul Lambert

October 20 · Belgian footballer

What happened that week

WWII: American bombing of Salzburg destroys the dome of the city's cathedral and most of a Mozart family home.
WWII: The Volkssturm Nazi militia is founded, on Adolf Hitler's orders.
16 – WWII: In Hungary, with the support of German troops, a coup d'état takes place: the fascist government of Ferenc Szálasi comes to power, ordering the troops to continue the fight against the Soviet army.
The Guatemalan Revolution begins with the overthrow of Federico Ponce Vaides by a popular leftist movement.
WWII: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits forced suicide rather than face public disgrace and execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
WWII:

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

October 17, 1944 was a Tuesday. Someone born on October 17, 1944 is a Libra. Someone born on October 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 29,969 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on October 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Arthur Miller
1915 · American playwright and essayist

Questions about October 17, 1944

What day of the week was October 17, 1944?: October 17, 1944 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on October 17, 1944?: Someone born on October 17, 1944 is a Libra.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 17, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 17, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on October 17, 1944?: Someone born on October 17, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 29,969 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 17, 1944?: On October 17, 1944 the moon was a New Moon.

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