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

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

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 17, 1981?

On December 17, 1981 the moon was a Last Quarter.

A Thursday

Born on December 17, 1981?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
🐓 Chinese zodiac
Metal Rooster
🌗 Moon
Last Quarter
🎂 Age today
44 years

Famous people born on December 17, 1981

Tim Wiese

German footballer

Born the same week

Roman Pavlyuchenko

December 15 · Russian footballer

Hossam Ghaly

December 15 · Egyptian former footballer (born 1981)

Elyaniv Barda

December 15 · Israeli footballer

Alphonse Leweck

December 16 · Luxembourgish footballer (born 1981)

Leo Bertos

December 20 · New Zealand association football player

What happened that day

American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is kidnapped in Verona by the Italian Red Brigades.

Also that week

1981 Iraqi embassy bombing in Beirut: An Islamic Dawa Party car bomb destroys the Iraqi Embassy in Lebanon, killing 61 people in one of the earliest significant post-World War II suicide attacks.
The Penlee lifeboat disaster: While attempting to rescue those on board the Union Star off the coast of South-West Cornwall (England), the lifeboat Solomon Browne is lost with all crew. Sixteen people in all are killed.
Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, to prevent the dismantling of the communist system by Solidarity.
Boxing: Muhammad Ali loses to Trevor Berbick; this proves to be Ali's last-ever fight.
El Mozote massacre: In El Salvador, army units kill 900 civilians.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Physical

Olivia Newton-John

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🎵 No. 1 song

December 17, 1981 was a Thursday. Someone born on December 17, 1981 is a Sagittarius. Someone born on December 17, 1981 is 44 years old today and has lived about 16,394 days. People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on December 17

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Humphry Davy
1778 · British chemist

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Questions about December 17, 1981

What day of the week was December 17, 1981?: December 17, 1981 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on December 17, 1981?: Someone born on December 17, 1981 is a Sagittarius.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 17, 1981?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 17, 1981 falls in the year of the Metal Rooster.
How old is someone born on December 17, 1981?: Someone born on December 17, 1981 is 44 years old today and has lived about 16,394 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1981?: People born in 1981 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 17, 1981?: On December 17, 1981 the moon was a Last Quarter.

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