What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1981?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 17, 1981?

On May 17, 1981 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Sunday

Born on May 17, 1981?

Here's the world on that day. Add a name and a birthplace for the full time capsule: the weather, the sky above your town and what things cost.

📅 Weekday
Sunday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rooster
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
45 years

Famous people born on May 17, 1981

Shiri Maimon

Israeli singer

Mohamed Saqr

Qatari footballer

Born the same week

Patrice Evra

May 15 · French footballer (born 1981)

Paul Konchesky

May 15 · English association football player (born 1981)

Ricardo Costa

May 16 · Portuguese footballer

Iker Casillas

May 20 · Spanish association football player

What happened that week

A prison officer, 31-year-old Donna Payant, disappears at Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York. She is later found to have been murdered by convicted serial killer Lemuel Smith. It is the first time a female prison officer has been killed while on duty in the United States.
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt: Pope John Paul II is shot by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he enters St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to address a general audience. The Pope recovers.
François Mitterrand becomes the first socialist President of the French Fifth Republic.
Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe is found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 counts of murder and 7 of attempted murder in England.
The Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley dies at age 36 from cancer.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 17, 1981 was a Sunday. Someone born on May 17, 1981 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 17, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,608 days. People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on May 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Edward Jenner
1749 · English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination

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Questions about May 17, 1981

What day of the week was May 17, 1981?: May 17, 1981 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on May 17, 1981?: Someone born on May 17, 1981 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1981?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.
How old is someone born on May 17, 1981?: Someone born on May 17, 1981 is 45 years old today and has lived about 16,608 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1981?: People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 17, 1981?: On May 17, 1981 the moon was a Full Moon.

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