What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1948?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1948?

On January 17, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

A Saturday

Born on January 17, 1948?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Fire Pig
🌓 Moon
First Quarter
🎂 Age today
78 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1948

Davíð Oddsson

Icelandic politician

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Eddie Gray

Scottish former football player and coach

Kåre Bremer

botanist

Anne Queffélec

French classical pianist, music pedagogue

James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie

British land-owner and nobleman (born 1948)

Angelo Michele Iorio

Italian politician

Gérard Moneyron

French bicycle racer

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Renuka

Indian actress

What happened that day

A truce is declared between nationalist Indonesian and Dutch troops in Java.

Also that week

Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India.
British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin proposes the formation of a Western Union between Britain, France and the Benelux countries to stand up against the Soviet Union. The Treaty of Brussels is signed March 17 as a consequence, a predecessor to NATO.

Famous people born on January 17, 1948

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

January 17, 1948 was a Saturday. Someone born on January 17, 1948 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,781 days. People born in 1948 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

Questions about January 17, 1948

What day of the week was January 17, 1948?: January 17, 1948 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1948?: Someone born on January 17, 1948 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1948?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1948 falls in the year of the Fire Pig.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1948?: Someone born on January 17, 1948 is 78 years old today and has lived about 28,781 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1948?: People born in 1948 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, 1948?: On January 17, 1948 the moon was a First Quarter.

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