What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1955?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Horse.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1955?

On January 17, 1955 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Monday

Born on January 17, 1955?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Wood Horse
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
71 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1955

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist

Pietro Parolin

Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal and Secretary of State of the Holy See (1955-)

Manasseh Sogavare

Solomon Islander politician (1955–), prime minister of Solomon Islands (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017, 2019–2024)

Born the same week

Andreas Gursky

January 15 · German artist and photographer (born 1955)

Kevin Costner

January 18 · American actor and filmmaker (born 1955)

Simon Rattle

January 19 · British conductor (born 1955)

What happened that day

, the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.

Also that week

20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan).
In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons.
The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1955 was a Monday. Someone born on January 17, 1955 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,225 days. People born in 1955 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, 1955

What day of the week was January 17, 1955?: January 17, 1955 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1955?: Someone born on January 17, 1955 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1955?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1955 falls in the year of the Wood Horse.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1955?: Someone born on January 17, 1955 is 71 years old today and has lived about 26,225 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1955?: People born in 1955 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, 1955?: On January 17, 1955 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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