What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1952?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1952 falls in the year of the Metal Rabbit.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1952?

On January 17, 1952 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on January 17, 1952?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐇 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rabbit
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
74 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1952

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japanese composer, musician, social activist, and former student activist (1952–2023)

Antoine Dossevi

Togolese footballer

Born the same week

Tatsuhiko Seta

January 15 · Japanese association football player

Fuad II of Egypt

January 16 · last king of Egypt , who ruled as an infant (1952–1953)

Isaac Joseph

January 16 · Israeli chief (Sephardi Jewish) rabbi

Wim Rijsbergen

January 18 · Dutch football manager and former player

What happened that week

A Douglas C-47 Dakota operated by Aer Lingus crashes in Wales while flying from Northolt Royal Air Force Station to Dublin. All twenty-three occupants are killed.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1952 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 17, 1952 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,321 days. People born in 1952 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

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Questions about January 17, 1952

What day of the week was January 17, 1952?: January 17, 1952 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1952?: Someone born on January 17, 1952 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1952?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1952 falls in the year of the Metal Rabbit.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1952?: Someone born on January 17, 1952 is 74 years old today and has lived about 27,321 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1952?: People born in 1952 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, 1952?: On January 17, 1952 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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