What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1950?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 17, 1950?

On August 17, 1950 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on August 17, 1950?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Metal Tiger
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
76 years

Famous people born on August 17, 1950

Nasirul Mulk

Pakistani jurist and politician (born 1950)

Jānis Bulis

Latvian bishop

Sai Mauk Kham

Vice President of Myanmar

Born the same week

Anne, Princess Royal

August 15 · daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Jack Unterweger

August 16 · Austrian serial killer (1950–1994)

Muhammad Mian Soomro

August 19 · Pakistani politician

What happened that day

Korean War: Hill 303 massacre – 39 U.S. soldiers are executed after being captured in battle by North Korea.

Also that week

The 8.6 Assam–Tibet earthquake shakes the region, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing about 4,800 people.
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre – 75 U.S. soldiers are executed after being captured in battle by North Korea.
In his encyclical Humani generis, Pope Pius XII requires Catholic theologians to defer to the teachings of the Church as a whole but declares evolution to be a serious hypothesis that does not contradict essential Catholic views.
France announces the introduction of a government-guaranteed minimum wage.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary is founded in Tagbilaran City, Philippines.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1950 was a Thursday. Someone born on August 17, 1950 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,839 days. People born in 1950 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, 1950

What day of the week was August 17, 1950?: August 17, 1950 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1950?: Someone born on August 17, 1950 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1950?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1950 falls in the year of the Metal Tiger.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1950?: Someone born on August 17, 1950 is 76 years old today and has lived about 27,839 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1950?: People born in 1950 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, 1950?: On August 17, 1950 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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