What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 17, 1949?

In the Chinese zodiac, July 17, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.

What is the birthstone for July?

The birthstone for July is ruby.

What was the moon phase on July 17, 1949?

On July 17, 1949 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Sunday

Born on July 17, 1949?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♋ Star sign
Cancer
🐂 Chinese zodiac
Earth Ox
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
77 years

Famous people born on July 17, 1949

Lakis Nikolaou

Greek footballer

Jean Carlo Simancas

Venezuelan actor

Born the same week

Carl Bildt

July 15 · Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

July 15 · Monarch of Dubai and politician (born 1949)

Jerzy Gorgoń

July 18 · Polish footballer

Kgalema Motlanthe

July 19 · President of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress

What happened that week

In an explosion at Prüm in Germany, the town is badly damaged and 12 people die. The explosion crater is one of the largest ever recorded.
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their 19-month war.
1949 Bombay KLM Constellation crash
Pamir is the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, under sail alone.
(St John's Day) – Eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma begins.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

July 17, 1949 was a Sunday. Someone born on July 17, 1949 is a Cancer. Someone born on July 17, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,235 days. People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.

Also born on July 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ismail I
1487 · founder and first shah of Safavid Iran
Georges Lemaître
1894 · Belgian astrophysicist and Catholic priest
Angela Merkel
1954 · chancellor of Germany from to (born )
Wong Kar-wai
1958 · Chinese-born Hong Kong filmmaker (born )

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Questions about July 17, 1949

What day of the week was July 17, 1949?: July 17, 1949 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on July 17, 1949?: Someone born on July 17, 1949 is a Cancer.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for July 17, 1949?: In the Chinese zodiac, July 17, 1949 falls in the year of the Earth Ox.
How old is someone born on July 17, 1949?: Someone born on July 17, 1949 is 77 years old today and has lived about 28,235 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1949?: People born in 1949 belong to the Baby Boomers.
What is the birthstone for July?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
What was the moon phase on July 17, 1949?: On July 17, 1949 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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