What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1947?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 17, 1947?

On August 17, 1947 the moon was a New Moon.

A Sunday

Born on August 17, 1947?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Sunday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
79 years

Famous people born on August 17, 1947

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

Born the same week

Froduald Karamira

August 14 · Rwandan politician executed (1947-1998)

Bilquis Edhi

August 14 · Pakistani philanthropist

Rakhee Gulzar

August 15 · Indian actress

Daishirō Yoshimura

August 16 · Japanese association football player (1947–2003)

Ephraïm Inoni

August 16 · Prime Minister of Cameroon

Houcine Abassi

August 19 · Tunisian trade unionist

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1947 was a Sunday. Someone born on August 17, 1947 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,935 days. People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.

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, 1947

What day of the week was August 17, 1947?: August 17, 1947 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1947?: Someone born on August 17, 1947 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1947?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1947?: Someone born on August 17, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,935 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1947?: People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 17, 1947?: On August 17, 1947 the moon was a New Moon.

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