What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1966?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1966 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 17, 1966?

On January 17, 1966 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Monday

Born on January 17, 1966?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Wood Snake
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
60 years

Famous people born on January 17, 1966

Kim Joo-sung

South Korean footballer

Nobuyuki Kojima

Japanese association football player

Ljubčo Georgievski

Prime Minister of Macedonia

Gary Goodridge

Canadian mixed martial artist

Shabba Ranks

Jamaican dancehall musician

Ahmed Masbahi

Moroccan footballer

António Zeferino

Cape Verdean athlete

What happened that day

The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the military, led by Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, leaving a military government in power and beginning a long period of military rule.
1966 Palomares B-52 crash: A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of Palomares, and one into the sea. Carl Brashear, the first African-American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident during the recovery of the latter, which results in the amputation of his leg.

Also that week

1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India; she is sworn in on January 24.
The Radio Caroline ship Mi Amigo runs aground on the beach at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, UK.
Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro resigns due to a power struggle in his party.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Sound Of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

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🎵 No. 1 song

January 17, 1966 was a Monday. Someone born on January 17, 1966 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 17, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,207 days. People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.

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, 1966

What day of the week was January 17, 1966?: January 17, 1966 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on January 17, 1966?: Someone born on January 17, 1966 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 17, 1966?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 17, 1966 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.
How old is someone born on January 17, 1966?: Someone born on January 17, 1966 is 60 years old today and has lived about 22,207 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1966?: People born in 1966 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 17, 1966?: On January 17, 1966 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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