Kenneth Charles McFadyen was an Australian war artist born on January 17, 1932. He is notable for being an official war artist during the Vietnam War, where he spent seven months in Vietnam starting in mid-August 1967. He was affiliated with the 1st Australian Task Force and the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart. After the war, he continued to create art for the Australian War Memorial and passed away from a heart attack on March 17, 1998. A biography of his life and work was published in 2010.
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Meaning of the name - Ken
handsome, born of fire
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Ken McFadyen belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Preston, Victoria
Cause of Death: heart attack
Occupation: painter
Employers: Australian War Memorial
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 17, 1932
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 26 Capricorn 23 | 27 Capricorn 35 | 0 Taurus 23 |
| Moon | 16 Taurus 18 | 14 Capricorn 52 | 27 Libra 49 |
| Mercury | 3 Capricorn 50 | 25 Capricorn 3 | 14 Aries 12 |
| Venus | 28 Aquarius 19 | 0 Aquarius 14 | 15 Gemini 59 |
| Mars | 29 Capricorn 45 | 25 Capricorn 35 | 13 Aries 28 |
| Jupiter | 20 Leo 0 | 19 Cancer 8 | 12 Leo 36 |
| Saturn | 25 Capricorn 56 | 27 Pisces 15 | 4 Aquarius 29 |
| Uranus | 15 Aries 39 | 27 Taurus 36 | 19 Aries 58 |
| Neptune | 7 Virgo 36 | 29 Pisces 47 | 5 Virgo 22 |
| Pluto | 20 Cancer 57 | 3 Aquarius 14 | 20 Cancer 1 |
| Rahu | 29 Pisces 23 | 11 Pisces 16 | 24 Pisces 25 |
| Ketu | 29 Virgo 23 | 11 Virgo 16 | 24 Virgo 25 |
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