What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1974?

In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1974 falls in the year of the Wood Tiger.

What is the birthstone for August?

The birthstone for August is peridot.

What was the moon phase on August 17, 1974?

On August 17, 1974 the moon was a New Moon.

A Saturday

Born on August 17, 1974?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♌ Star sign
Leo
🐅 Chinese zodiac
Wood Tiger
🌑 Moon
New Moon
🎂 Age today
52 years

Famous people born on August 17, 1974

Low Yen Ling

Member of the Parliament of Singapore

Born the same week

Rafael García

August 14 · Mexican footballer

Natasha Henstridge

August 15 · Canadian actress

Tomasz Frankowski

August 16 · Polish association football player

Iván Hurtado

August 16 · Ecuadorian footballer and politician

Amy Adams

August 20 · American actress (born 1974)

What happened that week

Turkey invades Cyprus for the second time, occupying 37% of the island's territory.
Greece withdraws its forces from NATO's military command structure, as a result of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

The Night Chicago Died

Paper Lace

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🎵 No. 1 song

August 17, 1974 was a Saturday. Someone born on August 17, 1974 is a Leo. Someone born on August 17, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,073 days. People born in 1974 belong to Generation X.

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, 1974

What day of the week was August 17, 1974?: August 17, 1974 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on August 17, 1974?: Someone born on August 17, 1974 is a Leo.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for August 17, 1974?: In the Chinese zodiac, August 17, 1974 falls in the year of the Wood Tiger.
How old is someone born on August 17, 1974?: Someone born on August 17, 1974 is 52 years old today and has lived about 19,073 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1974?: People born in 1974 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for August?: The birthstone for August is peridot.
What was the moon phase on August 17, 1974?: On August 17, 1974 the moon was a New Moon.

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