What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 17, 1979?

In the Chinese zodiac, February 17, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.

What is the birthstone for February?

The birthstone for February is amethyst.

What was the moon phase on February 17, 1979?

On February 17, 1979 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Saturday

Born on February 17, 1979?

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📅 Weekday
Saturday
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
🐐 Chinese zodiac
Earth Goat
🌖 Moon
Waning Gibbous
🎂 Age today
47 years

Famous people born on February 17, 1979

Songül Öden

Turkish actor (born 1979)

Cara Black

Zimbabwean tennis player

Born the same week

Chantal Janzen

February 15 · Dutch actress and television presenter

Valentino Rossi

February 16 · Italian motorcycle racer

Jason Scotland

February 18 · Trinidad and Tobago footballer

Vitas

February 19 · Russian singer

What happened that day

The People's Republic of China invades northern Vietnam, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.

Also that week

The 1979 Daytona 500 is televised on CBS, the first ever full airing of a 500-mile race on US television, Richard Petty wins after Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison battle for first place on the final lap and crash out, leading to a fist fight. This race brought NASCAR to a wider audience.
The Khomeini government in Iran cuts diplomatic relations with Israel.
A suspected gas explosion in a Warsaw bank kills 49 people.
In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs, who is killed during a gunfight between his kidnappers and police.
An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

Rod Stewart

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🎵 No. 1 song

February 17, 1979 was a Saturday. Someone born on February 17, 1979 is a Aquarius. Someone born on February 17, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,428 days. People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.

Also born on February 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Andrew Barton Paterson
1864 · Australian journalist, author and poet
Ronald Fisher
1890 · British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist
Michael Jordan
1963 · American basketball player and businessman (born )

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Questions about February 17, 1979

What day of the week was February 17, 1979?: February 17, 1979 was a Saturday.
What star sign is someone born on February 17, 1979?: Someone born on February 17, 1979 is a Aquarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for February 17, 1979?: In the Chinese zodiac, February 17, 1979 falls in the year of the Earth Goat.
How old is someone born on February 17, 1979?: Someone born on February 17, 1979 is 47 years old today and has lived about 17,428 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1979?: People born in 1979 belong to Generation X.
What is the birthstone for February?: The birthstone for February is amethyst.
What was the moon phase on February 17, 1979?: On February 17, 1979 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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