What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 4, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 4, 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 4, 1944?

On May 4, 1944 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on May 4, 1944?

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

Famous people born on May 4, 1944

Monica Bleibtreu

Austrian actress and screenwriter (1944–2009)

Born the same week

Costa Cordalis

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

Kim Yong-il

May 2 · Premier of North Korea from 2007 to 2010

Renate Blume

May 3 · German actress

Bo Larsson

May 5 · Swedish footballer (1944–2023)

Carl I. Hagen

May 6 · Norwegian politician

What happened that week

WWII: Mohandas Gandhi is released from jail in India, on health grounds.
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: In the Soviet city of Sevastopol, Soviet troops completely drive out German forces, who had been ordered by Hitler to "fight to the last man."
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.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 4, 1944 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 4, 1944 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 4, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,135 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 4

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Kangxi Emperor
1654 · 3rd Emperor of the Qing dynasty (r. – )
Tyagaraja
1767 · Indian composer of Carnatic music
Thomas Henry Huxley
1825 · British biologist and comparative anatomist
Jane Jacobs
1916 · American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist
Audrey Hepburn
1929 · British actress

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Questions about May 4, 1944

What day of the week was May 4, 1944?: May 4, 1944 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 4, 1944?: Someone born on May 4, 1944 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 4, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 4, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 4, 1944?: Someone born on May 4, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,135 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 4, 1944?: On May 4, 1944 the moon was a Waxing Gibbous.

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