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

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

What is the birthstone for September?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

What was the moon phase on September 17, 1947?

On September 17, 1947 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Wednesday

Born on September 17, 1947?

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📅 Weekday
Wednesday
♍ Star sign
Virgo
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
79 years

Famous people born on September 17, 1947

Ilanit

Israeli singer

Blaž Kraljević

Bosnian Croat soldier (1947–1992)

Born the same week

Sam Neill

September 14 · New Zealand actor (1947–2026)

Alexander Rutskoy

September 16 · Russian politician, Former Vice President of Russia (born 1947)

Victor Erofeyev

September 19 · Russian-Soviet writer, critic, and journalist

Mia Martini

September 20 · Italian singer (1947–1995)

What happened that day

21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana causes widespread damage, and kills 50 people.

Also that week

In the United States:
The National Security Act of 1947 becomes effective on this day, creating the United States Air Force, National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency.
The Department of War becomes the Department of the Army, a branch of the new Department of Defense.
16 – Typhoon Kathleen strikes the Bōsō Peninsula and the entire Kantō region in Japan. Heavy rains cause the Arakawa and Tone Rivers to overflow and embankment collapse. The resulting floods and debris flow kill between 1,077 and 1,920 people, injuring 1,547 and leaving 853 missing.
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru suggests the exchange of four million Hindus and Muslims between India and Pakistan.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

September 17, 1947 was a Wednesday. Someone born on September 17, 1947 is a Virgo. Someone born on September 17, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,904 days. People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on September 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Bernhard Riemann
1826 · German mathematician
Agostinho Neto
1922 · President of Angola
Hank Williams
1923 · American singer-songwriter
Narendra Modi
1950 · Prime Minister of India since

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Questions about September 17, 1947

What day of the week was September 17, 1947?: September 17, 1947 was a Wednesday.
What star sign is someone born on September 17, 1947?: Someone born on September 17, 1947 is a Virgo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for September 17, 1947?: In the Chinese zodiac, September 17, 1947 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on September 17, 1947?: Someone born on September 17, 1947 is 79 years old today and has lived about 28,904 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1947?: People born in 1947 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for September?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
What was the moon phase on September 17, 1947?: On September 17, 1947 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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