What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 2, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 2, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 2, 1944?

On May 2, 1944 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Tuesday

Born on May 2, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♉ Star sign
Taurus
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌔 Moon
Waxing Gibbous
🎂 Age today
82 years

Famous people born on May 2, 1944

Kim Yong-il

Premier of North Korea from 2007 to 2010

Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

Thai businessman

Born the same week

Costa Cordalis

May 1 · Greek-German singer (1944–2019)

Renate Blume

May 3 · German actress

Monica Bleibtreu

May 4 · Austrian actress and screenwriter (1944–2009)

Bo Larsson

May 5 · Swedish footballer (1944–2023)

What happened that week

WWII: Two hundred Communist prisoners are shot by the Germans at Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by Partisans at Molaoi.
WWII: Mohandas Gandhi is released from jail in India, on health grounds.
WWII: Allied convoy T4, forming part of amphibious Exercise Tiger (a full-scale rehearsal for the Normandy landings) in Start Bay, off the Devon coast of England, is attacked by E-boats, resulting in the deaths of 749 American servicemen from LSTs.
WWII:
German General Kreipe is kidnapped on Crete, Greece.
American submarine torpedoes Japanese cargo carrier ; 2,649 drown.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 2, 1944 was a Tuesday. Someone born on May 2, 1944 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 2, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,137 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 2

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Catherine II of Russia
1729 · eighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. – (lived - )
Theodor Herzl
1860 · father of modern political Zionism
Satyajit Ray
1921 · Indian filmmaker and writer

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Questions about May 2, 1944

What day of the week was May 2, 1944?: May 2, 1944 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 2, 1944?: Someone born on May 2, 1944 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 2, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 2, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 2, 1944?: Someone born on May 2, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,137 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 2, 1944?: On May 2, 1944 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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