What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1946?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1946 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1946?

On January 17, 1946 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Thursday

Born on January 17, 1946?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Wood Rooster
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
80 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1946

Abdelwahab Meddeb

French-Tunisian writer, poet and radio personality (1946-2014)

Meto Jovanovski

Macedonian actor

Born the same week

Kabir Bedi

January 16 · Indian actor (1946-)

Joseph Deiss

January 18 · Swiss economist, member of the Swiss Federal Council

Dolly Parton

January 19 · American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)

David Lynch

January 20 · American filmmaker (1946–2025)

What happened that day

The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westminster in London.

Also that week

Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the French provisional government.
The Bell XS-1 is test flown for the first time (unpowered), with Bell's chief test pilot Jack Woolams at the controls.
General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo, to try Japanese war criminals.
Expulsion of Germans of Hungary begins from Wudersch.
Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1946 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 17, 1946 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,512 days. People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.

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, 1946

What day of the week was January 17, 1946?: January 17, 1946 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1946?: Someone born on January 17, 1946 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1946?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1946 falls in the year of the Wood Rooster.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1946?: Someone born on January 17, 1946 is 80 years old today and has lived about 29,512 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1946?: People born in 1946 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 17, 1946?: On January 17, 1946 the moon was a Full Moon.

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