What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1942?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 11, 1942?

On May 11, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Monday

Born on May 11, 1942?

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📅 Weekday
Monday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐎 Chinese zodiac
Water Horse
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
84 years

Famous people born on May 11, 1942

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark

Princess of Greece and Denmark (1942–2026)

Born the same week

Gayane Khachaturian

May 9 · Georgian-Armenian painter and graphic artist (1942-2009)

Dragoljub Velimirović

May 12 · Serbian chess grandmaster (1942–2014)

Vladimir Dzhanibekov

May 13 · Soviet cosmonaut

Pál Schmitt

May 13 · President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012

Tony Pérez

May 14 · Cuban/American baseball player

What happened that week

WWII:
Second Battle of Kharkov: In the eastern Ukraine, the Soviet Army initiates a major offensive to capture the city of Kharkov from the German Army, only to be encircled and destroyed.
Japanese minelayer Okinoshima is sunk by American submarine .
WWII: Operation Bowery: Aircraft carriers USS Wasp and HMS Eagle bring 61 Spitfires to Malta ("Club Runs"). The fighter aircraft are desperately needed to bolster the island's defense against German Luftwaffe air raids.
WWII:
The Battle of the Kerch Peninsula: The German 11th Army with Romanian forces launches Unternehmen Trappenjagd (Operation Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet Armies (44th, 47th, and 51st) defending the Kerch Peninsula in the eastern part of the Crimean Front. The battle ends in an Axis victory.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 11, 1942 was a Monday. Someone born on May 11, 1942 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 11, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,859 days. People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 11

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Irving Berlin
1888 · American composer and lyricist
Martha Graham
1894 · American dancer and choreographer
Salvador Dalí
1904 · Spanish artist
Mikhail Sholokhov
1905 · Soviet writer
Richard Feynman
1918 · American theoretical physicist
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 · Dutch computer scientist

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Questions about May 11, 1942

What day of the week was May 11, 1942?: May 11, 1942 was a Monday.
What star sign is someone born on May 11, 1942?: Someone born on May 11, 1942 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1942?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 1942 falls in the year of the Water Horse.
How old is someone born on May 11, 1942?: Someone born on May 11, 1942 is 84 years old today and has lived about 30,859 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1942?: People born in 1942 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 11, 1942?: On May 11, 1942 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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