What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1983?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1983 falls in the year of the Water Pig.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 17, 1983?

On May 17, 1983 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

A Tuesday

Born on May 17, 1983?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Water Pig
🌒 Moon
Waxing Crescent
🎂 Age today
43 years

Famous people born on May 17, 1983

Danko Lazović

Serbian footballer and administrator

Suchao Nuchnum

Thai footballer

Born the same week

Anahí

May 14 · Mexican actress and singer

Nancy Ajram

May 16 · Lebanese singer and actress

Luis Marín

May 18 · Chilean footballer

Óscar Cardozo

May 20 · Paraguayan footballer

What happened that day

Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

Also that week

Michael Jackson performs the Moonwalk for the first time while performing "Billie Jean" on the Motown 25 television special.
Two separate research groups led by Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier independently declare that a novel retrovirus may have been infecting people with HIV/AIDS, and publish their findings in the same issue of the journal Science.
Church Street bombing: A car bombing in Pretoria, South Africa, kills 19 people. The bomb has been planted by members of Umkhonto we Sizwe, a military wing of the African National Congress.
Aberdeen F.C. beat Real Madrid 2–1 to win the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983, becoming only the third Scottish side to win a European trophy.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Let's Dance

David Bowie

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🎵 No. 1 song

May 17, 1983 was a Tuesday. Someone born on May 17, 1983 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 17, 1983 is 43 years old today and has lived about 15,878 days. People born in 1983 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, 1983

What day of the week was May 17, 1983?: May 17, 1983 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 17, 1983?: Someone born on May 17, 1983 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 17, 1983?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 17, 1983 falls in the year of the Water Pig.
How old is someone born on May 17, 1983?: Someone born on May 17, 1983 is 43 years old today and has lived about 15,878 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1983?: People born in 1983 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 17, 1983?: On May 17, 1983 the moon was a Waxing Crescent.

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