What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 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 11, 1944?

On May 11, 1944 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

A Thursday

Born on May 11, 1944?

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

Famous people born on May 11, 1944

Michael Grätzel

Swiss chemist (1944–)

Wan Muhammad Noor Matha

President of the Parliament and Speaker of the House of the Representatives of Thailand

Jarmila Králíčková

Czech sports official

Born the same week

Anton Flešár

May 8 · Slovak footballer (1944–2024)

Ismail Serageldin

May 9 · Egyptian academic

George Lucas

May 14 · American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)

What happened that week

WWII: Soviet troops finalize the liberation of the Crimea.
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."
The Holocaust: Predominantly Muslim Albanian troops of the 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) round up 281 Jews in Priština, and hand them over to the Germans for transportation to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
WWII: Allied military and political leaders, including Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and more, meet for the final D-Day joint briefing at St. Paul's School in London.
WWII: Mohandas Gandhi is released from jail in India, on health grounds.
WWII: Merrill's Marauders and Chinese troops (some 3,000 men) led by Brigadier General Frank Merrill capture Myitkyina airfield, after a 100-kilometer march over the Kumon Mountain range (using mules for carrying supplies).

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 11, 1944 was a Thursday. Someone born on May 11, 1944 is a Taurus. Someone born on May 11, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,128 days. People born in 1944 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, 1944

What day of the week was May 11, 1944?: May 11, 1944 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on May 11, 1944?: Someone born on May 11, 1944 is a Taurus.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 11, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 11, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on May 11, 1944?: Someone born on May 11, 1944 is 82 years old today and has lived about 30,128 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 11, 1944?: On May 11, 1944 the moon was a Waning Gibbous.

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