What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1945?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1945?

On January 17, 1945 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on January 17, 1945?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1945

Javed Akhtar

Indian writer, poet and lyricist

Ivan Karabyts

Soviet and Ukrainian composer, conductor (1945–2002)

Geir Lundestad

Norwegian historian and director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute (1945–2023)

Born the same week

Wim Suurbier

January 16 · Dutch footballer (1945-2020)

Vadim Abdrashitov

January 19 · Russian film director (1945–2023)

Santiago Cortéz

January 19 · Salvadoran footballer (1945-2011)

What happened that day

WWII: The Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Poland.
The Holocaust: Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who has saved thousands of Jews, is taken into custody by a Soviet patrol during the Siege of Budapest and is never again seen publicly.

Also that week

WWII: Adolf Hitler takes residence in the Führerbunker in Berlin.
The Holocaust: The SS begins the evacuation of Auschwitz concentration camp. Nearly 60,000 prisoners, mostly Jews, are forced to march to other locations in Germany; as many as 15,000 die. The 7,000 too sick to move are left without supplies being distributed.
The Holocaust: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto; only 877 Jews of the initial population of 164,000 remain at this time.
Germany begins the Evacuation of East Prussia.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1945 was a Wednesday. Someone born on January 17, 1945 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,877 days. People born in 1945 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

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Questions about January 17, 1945

What day of the week was January 17, 1945?: January 17, 1945 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1945?: Someone born on January 17, 1945 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1945?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1945 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1945?: Someone born on January 17, 1945 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,877 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1945?: People born in 1945 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, 1945?: On January 17, 1945 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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